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The Eagle and I
By cammie_k GOLD
Boulder, Colorado

You’ve got to be kidding me. I crunch down on the words I’ve just heard And try to shallow them But I choke It’s just too much My breathing comes in rapid gasps I squint...
cammie_k GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present." -Lao Tzu

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#374882 Poetry
The Rotting of Hell
By H-Nasty BRONZE
Pasco, Washington
H-Nasty BRONZE, Pasco, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#374883 Poetry
My Heart, Resurrected
By SheaLB GOLD
Senatobia, Mississippi
SheaLB GOLD, Senatobia, Mississippi
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, and sit back to watch while the world try to figure out how you did it.

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#374884 Poetry
They Told Me It Was Too Late to Save You
By elsiechaan SILVER
Vancouver, Other
elsiechaan SILVER, Vancouver, Other
8 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Beautiful. And ugly. The world is always both. - Ann Aguirre

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#374885 Poetry
Somebody told me No
By Hsnyder17 PLATINUM
Florissant, Missouri
Hsnyder17 PLATINUM, Florissant, Missouri
20 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't Get Discouraged until you build up the Courage.

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#374886 Poetry
Simplicity
By HelenM GOLD
Lexington, Kentucky
HelenM GOLD, Lexington, Kentucky
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life." ~ Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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#374887 Poetry
The Athlete Speaks of the Nike Swoosh
By Gabrielle Herrick BRONZE
Eureka, Missouri
Gabrielle Herrick BRONZE, Eureka, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#374888 Poetry
New York, New York
By ccleavesx33 SILVER
Freeport, Maine
ccleavesx33 SILVER, Freeport, Maine
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#374889 Poetry
Im Me And Not Myself
By Anonymous
#374890 Poetry
Dedication
By clarinetfreak1 SILVER
Clemons, New York
clarinetfreak1 SILVER, Clemons, New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
you turn to me, i turn away from you..you ended we.<br /> ~Douglas Hollen~<br /> <br /> &quot;Everyone is always talking about wanting to stay young forever but what people don&#039;t realize is what a privilege it is to grow old with somebody&quot;

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