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#359661voted by our readers
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By MLGirl BRONZE
000, Other

“They distinct us from animals” People say I just shake my head “Why are we better?” A little girl asks me. I don’t know What to answer “ ‘Cause we’r...
MLGirl BRONZE, 000, Other
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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#359662 Poetry
Escape
By hxcRocker DIAMOND
Haiku, Hawaii
hxcRocker DIAMOND, Haiku, Hawaii
59 articles 2 photos 88 comments
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#359663 Poetry
The Avarice
By Anonymous
#359664 Poetry
Livestrong
By jdetty BRONZE
Kansas City, Missouri
jdetty BRONZE, Kansas City, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#359665 Poetry
Different Signs
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."

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#359666 Poetry
Inspirational Writing
By Thedoctorisreal09 BRONZE
The Colony, Texas
Thedoctorisreal09 BRONZE, The Colony, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#359667 Poetry
We meet out Truth
By KellyR GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
KellyR GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

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#359668 Poetry
Succumbed
By justbreathe24 SILVER
Tecumseh, Kansas
justbreathe24 SILVER, Tecumseh, Kansas
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In order to paint a picture you must close your eyes and sing"-- Pablo Picasso

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#359669 Poetry
Love & Betrayal
By poeticnigerian SILVER
Houston, Texas
poeticnigerian SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Black is beautiful.

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#359670 Poetry
Wishing
By Be_Free PLATINUM
Longview, Texas
Be_Free PLATINUM, Longview, Texas
37 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion overall." -- The Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Allan Poe

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