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#45031voted by our readers
By JMCALLINI BRONZE
Wayland, Massachusetts

As I place my hand on the cold metal barre the music strikes up, Tchaikovsky, I think? Quickly molding my feet into a first position, heels pressed together, toes turn...
JMCALLINI BRONZE, Wayland, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say" ~F. Scott Fitzgerald


#45032 Poetry
By JetsSkaterGirl SILVER
Commack, New York
JetsSkaterGirl SILVER, Commack, New York
5 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"That's What She Said" -Michael Scott "the office"

#45033 Poetry
By Kate44 SILVER
Escondido, California
Kate44 SILVER, Escondido, California
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ll take a step back,<br /> I&#039;ll let you go<br /> I told you I&#039;m not bulletproof<br /> Now you know&quot;

#45034 Poetry
By Wintergrl7 GOLD
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Wintergrl7 GOLD, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
19 articles 3 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.<br /> &mdash;William Arthur Ward<br /> The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.<br /> &mdash;Daniel J. Boorstin

#45035 Poetry
By WhenItRAINS SILVER
Loudonville, Ohio
WhenItRAINS SILVER, Loudonville, Ohio
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#45036 Poetry
By jessi710 BRONZE
Plaquemine, Louisiana
jessi710 BRONZE, Plaquemine, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#45037 Poetry
By Charcoal GOLD
Temecula, California
Charcoal GOLD, Temecula, California
10 articles 0 photos 12 comments
#45038 Poetry
By amandakh SILVER
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
amandakh SILVER, Lehighton, Pennsylvania
7 articles 12 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.&rdquo; Jack Kerouac

#45039 Poetry
By Sonic-Boom GOLD
Pfluggerville, Texas
Sonic-Boom GOLD, Pfluggerville, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you

#45040 Poetry
By Kitern BRONZE
Pound Ridge, New York
Kitern BRONZE, Pound Ridge, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It can only go up from here.