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Sodium Chloride
By Steph0804 GOLD
Seoul, Other

Microscopic grains of salt, mingling with unfiltered Eye sweat, corrode my cheeks like waves Against a cliff. They break bits of flaked skin Off and hold them prisoner like...
Steph0804 GOLD, Seoul, Other
12 articles 4 photos 206 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it better, but the frog dies in the process." -E.B. White

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#360622 Poetry
Perfection
By rose_smosey PLATINUM
Stillwater, Oklahoma
rose_smosey PLATINUM, Stillwater, Oklahoma
28 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#360623 Poetry
A Day in the Rain
By wilks31 GOLD
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
wilks31 GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#360624 Poetry
idk
By bradcook05 SILVER
Gotebo, Oklahoma
bradcook05 SILVER, Gotebo, Oklahoma
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#360625 Poetry
KRSTLE
By Anonymous
#360626 Poetry
Falling Apart
By lovetowrite BRONZE
Brandon, Michigan
lovetowrite BRONZE, Brandon, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. <br /> Charles Darwin

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#360627 Poetry
Limits
By sydneeharris16 DIAMOND
Auburn, Maine
sydneeharris16 DIAMOND, Auburn, Maine
76 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
we the willing, lead by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. we have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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Oh star
By SoSammieWhatsUP BRONZE
East Stroundburg, Pennsylvania
SoSammieWhatsUP BRONZE, East Stroundburg, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you born poor it is not your fault, but if you die poor it is your fault.&quot; Bill Gates <br /> <br /> this quote is not how it appears, it is about coming from nothing and making something of yourself.

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#360629 Poetry
I Am Me
By Martina.J BRONZE
Detroit, Michigan
Martina.J BRONZE, Detroit, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#360630 Poetry
A Light Unattended
By officekid PLATINUM
Encinitas, California
officekid PLATINUM, Encinitas, California
23 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.&rdquo; <br /> ― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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