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#447021voted by our readers
By TheCinders PLATINUM
Kentwood, Michigan

The gentlemen in black came to speak with me today I could not turn away No, I could not run away They told me I was corrupt They told me I wasn’t enough So I agreed With de...
TheCinders PLATINUM, Kentwood, Michigan
28 articles 1 photo 22 comments

#447022 Poetry
By LittleSully GOLD
Elmwood Park, Illinois
LittleSully GOLD, Elmwood Park, Illinois
11 articles 0 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The course of true love never did love smooth." William Shakespeare

#447023 Poetry
By Tessa97 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
Tessa97 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#447024 Poetry
By Matsumi SILVER
Salinas, California
Matsumi SILVER, Salinas, California
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#447025 Poetry
By Mihir Rajamane BRONZE
Bangalore, Other
Mihir Rajamane BRONZE, Bangalore, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#447026 Poetry
By Terrapin Frazier BRONZE
Alburquerque, New Mexico
Terrapin Frazier BRONZE, Alburquerque, New Mexico
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#447027 Poetry
By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

Favorite Quote:
"According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking." — Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate)

#447028 Poetry
By Jefferson-Puerta BRONZE
Malden, Massachusetts
Jefferson-Puerta BRONZE, Malden, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Some men see things as they are and say 'why?' I dream things that never were and say 'why not?'" - Robert F. Kennedy

recurring_resilience SILVER, Ashburn, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;These are the times that try men&#039;s souls.&quot; - Thomas Paine.<br /> <br /> &quot;You don&#039;t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could&#039;ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.&quot; - On the Water Front<br /> <br /> &quot;This is my place of failure.&quot;

Megan McDermott BRONZE, Cascade, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments