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#324821voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Beauty For those who wonder, What is beauty? It is in your own backyard, It is not on TV Where plastic surgery is king It is not in a model Stripping away her morality...

#324822 Poetry
By Taylor Mann GOLD
Cave Creek, Arizona
Taylor Mann GOLD, Cave Creek, Arizona
18 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#324823 Poetry
By megan doeden BRONZE
Slayton, Minnesota
megan doeden BRONZE, Slayton, Minnesota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#324824 Poetry
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
32 articles 0 photos 209 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

#324825 Poetry
By amyzinsky BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
amyzinsky BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#324826 Poetry
By tredayswaggin BRONZE
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
tredayswaggin BRONZE, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#324827 Poetry
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London

#324828 Poetry
By Jeast10 GOLD
Beaumont, Texas
Jeast10 GOLD, Beaumont, Texas
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;when nothing goes right... go left.&quot;

#324829 Poetry
By Jervias SILVER
Springfield, Illinois
Jervias SILVER, Springfield, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#324830 Poetry
By Jones7 PLATINUM
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Jones7 PLATINUM, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments