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#430111voted by our readers
The Unknown
By JMBabcock SILVER
Grandview, Washington

Why do we fear the unknown? Is it simply because we do not know? Or is it because we think we do, And the nameless phantoms in our minds drive us mad? Or do we fear because we...
JMBabcock SILVER, Grandview, Washington
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have hated the words, and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."-Markus Zusak, in The Book Thief

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#430112 Poetry
A Sweet Beauty
By Anonymous
#430113 Poetry
That One Day You Didnt Show Up To School and I Needed To Borrow A Pencil
By mksosa GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
mksosa GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you accept average now, you will end up creating an average life&quot;<br /> -Willard Schulte.

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#430114 Poetry
The Get Away
By matt rodriguez BRONZE
Lubbock, Texas
matt rodriguez BRONZE, Lubbock, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#430115 Poetry
Opening Day
By spiel SILVER
Elmira, Michigan
spiel SILVER, Elmira, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#430116 Poetry
Blood on His Hands
By Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND
Auburntown, Tennessee
Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND, Auburntown, Tennessee
57 articles 0 photos 76 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Are We Happy Plastic People&quot;- Casting Crowns &quot;While we&#039;re sung to sleep by philosophies that save the trees and kill the children&quot; - Casting Crowns &quot;It&#039;s such a secret place, the land of tears&quot;Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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#430117 Poetry
As I...
By DarkenAngel94 SILVER
Teachey, North Carolina
DarkenAngel94 SILVER, Teachey, North Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What?!?!Dude really??&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t walk in front of me, for i may not follow,<br /> Don&#039;t walk behind me, for i may not lead,<br /> But walk beside me and just be my friend.&quot;<br /> &quot;You may not know me dont let my name come out of your month, unless your talkin to me&quot;

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#430118 Poetry
Ocean Breeze
By Norma Cervantes PLATINUM
West Lafayette, Indiana
Norma Cervantes PLATINUM, West Lafayette, Indiana
29 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#430119 Poetry
Shelter
By matticem BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
matticem BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#430120 Poetry
Here I Stand
By GEEKCEPTION BRONZE
San Diego, California
GEEKCEPTION BRONZE, San Diego, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you&#039;re an insect then you&#039;re a mayfly. Here for a day then gone. We&#039;re here and then we&#039;re gone. And it&#039;s not about the time that we&#039;re here, but what we do with the time.&quot; Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave

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