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By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia

  Businessmen from Chicago in fine suits, Honolulu bums in grassy skirts. Russian dancers with silver earrings and fine black boots. Egyptians from sandy dune deserts. Ro...
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka


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#389493 Poetry
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By hannah_banana243 BRONZE
Darien, Illinois
hannah_banana243 BRONZE, Darien, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#389495 Poetry
By DarknessFalls PLATINUM
Alhambra, California
DarknessFalls PLATINUM, Alhambra, California
47 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe

#389496 Poetry
By Anonymous
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By mybabysfallenangel SILVER
Palmyra, Pennsylvania
mybabysfallenangel SILVER, Palmyra, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You are only a failure when you stop trying

#389498 Poetry
By MsQuared GOLD
Morrison, Tennessee
MsQuared GOLD, Morrison, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#389499 Poetry
By Crazydog7410 BRONZE
Des Moines, Iowa
Crazydog7410 BRONZE, Des Moines, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#389500 Poetry
Sleepless-Rambles PLATINUM, Dunedin, Florida
28 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only one? Shoot.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &mdash; Jonathan Lethem