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#412581voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The old mother shudders Terrified for her children Terrified of her children And their self-destructive ways She’s tried to help them Nurture them Save them But they ig...

#412582 Poetry
Zoe Craig SILVER, Portsmouth, Virginia
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#412583 Poetry
Jason Barth SILVER, Park CIty, Utah
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#412584 Poetry
By squalur996 GOLD
Henderson, Nevada
squalur996 GOLD, Henderson, Nevada
10 articles 3 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character....would you slow down? Or speed up?<br /> -- Chuck Palanick

#412585 Poetry
By leaveastorybehind SILVER
Fredericksburg, Virginia
leaveastorybehind SILVER, Fredericksburg, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only way out is through.&quot;

#412586 Poetry
singfromyoursoul SILVER, Lyons, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#412587 Poetry
By dextion BRONZE
Deltona, Florida
dextion BRONZE, Deltona, Florida
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#412588 Poetry
By Paradox GOLD
Tustin, California
Paradox GOLD, Tustin, California
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.&quot;<br /> T. S. Eliot

#412589 Poetry
By turnes2052 BRONZE
Oshkosh , Wisconsin
turnes2052 BRONZE, Oshkosh , Wisconsin
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#412590 Poetry
By Sofiaa_k BRONZE
River Ridge, Louisiana
Sofiaa_k BRONZE, River Ridge, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments