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#404401voted by our readers
By JayJay1998 BRONZE
Lenexa, Kansas

I sit staring at the wall hoping not to get called on She calls on somebody the boy in front of me I get nervous She calls on me I stay quiet The class laughs as I st...
JayJay1998 BRONZE, Lenexa, Kansas
2 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." -Pablo Picasso


#404402 Poetry
By Lauren Daccache SILVER
Riverside, Connecticut
Lauren Daccache SILVER, Riverside, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#404403 Poetry
By Anonymous
#404404 Poetry
By theillyrianwolf SILVER
Prairieville, Louisiana
theillyrianwolf SILVER, Prairieville, Louisiana
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#404405 Poetry
7shanabarger PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#404406 Poetry
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

#404407 Poetry
By CrazySquid GOLD
Cashmere, Washington
CrazySquid GOLD, Cashmere, Washington
12 articles 2 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For beauty is nothing but the begining of terror&quot;<br /> <br /> Rilke part of &#039;The Tenth Elgy&#039;

#404408 Poetry
By Cassandramaryg SILVER
San Pedro, California
Cassandramaryg SILVER, San Pedro, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#404409 Poetry
By jessicab13 BRONZE
Wilton, Iowa
jessicab13 BRONZE, Wilton, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#404410 Poetry
HopethroughFaithInGod BRONZE, Perry, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction&quot; - Issac Newton (i think?)