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By littlebutterfly16 BRONZE
Regina, Other

Have you looked at that perfect face/ Claimed to be an actor/ Have you thought, pondered, wondered If it's shattered inside? Surely time will go on/ Will slowly move al...
littlebutterfly16 BRONZE, Regina, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#442242 Poetry
By Katherine Assef BRONZE
Rochester, Minnesota
Katherine Assef BRONZE, Rochester, Minnesota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#442243 Poetry
Torilove15 BRONZE, Rancho Cordova, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Keep pushing forward, because thats when the real strength comes out of you."

#442244 Poetry
By N.R.Anon PLATINUM
Ayer, Massachusetts
N.R.Anon PLATINUM, Ayer, Massachusetts
21 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't be like so many writers, don't be like so many thousands of people who call themselves writers." (Charles Bukowski, So You Want to be a Writer)

#442245 Poetry
By puzzlequeen45 BRONZE
Berwyn, Illinois
puzzlequeen45 BRONZE, Berwyn, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Write what people don't wanna hear, it will start a ruckus and people will talk and listen to it, that's what people in this world need to do, talk and listen,"

#442246 Poetry
By joannielovesyou SILVER
Verdun, Other
joannielovesyou SILVER, Verdun, Other
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#442247 Poetry
By basem2000 BRONZE
Qualiobia, Other
basem2000 BRONZE, Qualiobia, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#442248 Poetry
By ossiecastro5 PLATINUM
A Single Light In, New Jersey
ossiecastro5 PLATINUM, A Single Light In, New Jersey
39 articles 9 photos 68 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying.

#442249 Poetry
unwrittenwords BRONZE, Sagharbor, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
If you are a dreamer, come in. <br /> If you are a dreamer, a wisher,<br /> A liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer.<br /> If you&rsquo;re a pretender, come sit by my fire,<br /> For we have some flax- golden tales to spin. <br /> Come in! <br /> Come in!<br /> -Shel Silverstein

#442250 Poetry
By ChristineK GOLD
SLC, Utah
ChristineK GOLD, SLC, Utah
17 articles 3 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;So the future seemed <br /> To mingle with the past. For a short space <br /> I saw revealed to the doubt the threads that bind <br /> This little speck of time we call &ldquo;To-day&rdquo; <br /> To the great cycle of unending life <br /> That has been and that shall be evermore.&rdquo;<br /> -Tours