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#378451voted by our readers
By dachshund19 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin

At the center of boredom there lies a motionless black dot. The shape of the past fits inside that black dot of boredom, and instead of moving on, it lingers on the memories of y...
dachshund19 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#378452 Poetry
#378453 Poetry
By hannahjon BRONZE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
hannahjon BRONZE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As the spirit wanes, the form appears.&quot;<br /> -Charles Bukowski

#378454 Poetry
By LilSwaggProdigy PLATINUM
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
LilSwaggProdigy PLATINUM, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
37 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Dreams...are worth living for (:

#378455 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;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 &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

#378456 Poetry
By MargaretEllis GOLD
Portland, Maine
MargaretEllis GOLD, Portland, Maine
15 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;Learn to dance in the rain.\&quot; A student at my school said this just before she lost her battle with leukemia.

#378457 Poetry
By linneahart33 SILVER
Spring, Texas
linneahart33 SILVER, Spring, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
-Be happiness itself-

#378458 Poetry
By CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM
San Diego, California
CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM, San Diego, California
23 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you want to date people, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. - Frank Zappa

#378459 Poetry
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#378460 Poetry
By Writedancelove&live GOLD
Redding, California
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;