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#315181voted by our readers
When I Close My Eyes, MAG
By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut

the sky breaks white with no churning darkness and the stars are these meaningless forms of white with no contrast: all their light has caught up to the passing of tim...
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

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#315182 Poetry
Fleeting Memories
By liliazia PLATINUM
X, Connecticut
liliazia PLATINUM, X, Connecticut
24 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that&rsquo;s all.&quot;<br /> -Oscar Wilde

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#315183 Poetry
Liars
By sabina_smith BRONZE
Paragould, Arkansas
sabina_smith BRONZE, Paragould, Arkansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#315184 Poetry
An Ache Tomorrow
By Venn BRONZE
Petersburg, Virginia
Venn BRONZE, Petersburg, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.&quot; <br /> -Albus Dumbledore

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#315185 Poetry
Fixed
By missbehaven GOLD
Clinton, Tennessee
missbehaven GOLD, Clinton, Tennessee
16 articles 10 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you&#039;ll find you&#039;ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays.&hearts;

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#315186 Poetry
Skinny Love
By MWehde123 SILVER
Springboro, Ohio
MWehde123 SILVER, Springboro, Ohio
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; It&#039;s okay to be a glow stick because sometimes we need to break before we shine.&quot; - Kian Lawley

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#315187 Poetry
Repeat After Every Thought of Him
By missboundsy BRONZE
Oakley, California
missboundsy BRONZE, Oakley, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every morning I try to remember that I&#039;m only the second biggest loser to walk Grizzly Hills High. First place goes to the drunk slut who screwed the dead mascot in 1992. But the 90&#039;s are history, and so am I.

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#315188 Poetry
The Warrior's Wife
By gsamii BRONZE
St.Peters, Missouri
gsamii BRONZE, St.Peters, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#315189 Poetry
The Skin I'm in
By DDavis6603 BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DDavis6603 BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#315190 Poetry
Escape
By elizabeth0x0 PLATINUM
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
elizabeth0x0 PLATINUM, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
37 articles 13 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you can&#039;t do it, try again. The only way you&#039;ll be able to accomplish anything is if you believe you can... so what&#039;s impossible? Nothing is impossible.

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