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#426531voted by our readers
By isabelw DIAMOND
Atlanta, Georgia

It's gnawing at me, I know I avoid it Ignore it Distract myself From the obvious truth Gnawing at me Like a hang nail I notice it And decide to go for it And I pick an...
isabelw DIAMOND, Atlanta, Georgia
58 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"They say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." -John Lennon


#426532 Poetry
By emilyburns BRONZE
Omaha, Nebraska
emilyburns BRONZE, Omaha, Nebraska
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Tomorrow is a wish<br /> Yesterday was the past<br /> Today is a gift<br /> That is why it is called the present<br /> -alternated by Emily Burns

#426533 Poetry
By CadiBriley SILVER
Robinson, Illinois
CadiBriley SILVER, Robinson, Illinois
8 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One day or day one. It's your decision."

AimeeH BRONZE, Regina, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#426535 Poetry
By Allison Martuch BRONZE
Saginaw, Michigan
Allison Martuch BRONZE, Saginaw, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#426536 Poetry
By Tahoe621 BRONZE
Fairfield, Connecticut
Tahoe621 BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#426537 Poetry
By Literature_Darling GOLD
Warrenton, Virginia
Literature_Darling GOLD, Warrenton, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To live is the rarest thing of all. Most people exsist and that is all.&quot; ~Oscar Wilde<br /> &quot;I am a writer quite by accident, the way one my fall and rip a hole in their jeans.&quot; ~Blogger H. B. Sachs

#426538 Poetry
By MelissaY BRONZE
Istanbul, Connecticut
MelissaY BRONZE, Istanbul, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Essentially, that is what all writing is: a string of words. But the way you sew those words into strings and knit those strings together is what determines how good of a writer you are.&quot;

#426539 Poetry
lrc23 BRONZE, Mason, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#426540 Poetry
By shadycroissant BRONZE
Wentzville, Missouri
shadycroissant BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments