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#454761voted by our readers
By dylanlalala GOLD
Colchester, Vermont

Sinking back to the bottom And reaching up again Only to be brought back down By an even stronger current And then trying, trying to break free Struggling to go against the fl...
dylanlalala GOLD, Colchester, Vermont
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"How vain is it to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live?" - Henry David Thoreau


#454762 Poetry
By Purplei96 PLATINUM
Oxford, Georgia
Purplei96 PLATINUM, Oxford, Georgia
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nihil Sine Nefas

#454763 Poetry
By Camisha BRONZE
Uniontown, Ohio
Camisha BRONZE, Uniontown, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#454764 Poetry
By Forever7 DIAMOND
Townsend, Delaware
Forever7 DIAMOND, Townsend, Delaware
84 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#454765 Poetry
By sarahcarp63 DIAMOND
Denver, Colorado
sarahcarp63 DIAMOND, Denver, Colorado
51 articles 2 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;The really important people in life have a way of coming back to you&#039;<br /> &#039;Good enough isn&#039;t good enough&#039;<br /> &#039;You don&#039;t have to be sick to get better&#039;<br /> &#039;Come what may and love it&#039;

#454766 Poetry
By KKfunsize BRONZE
Green Oaks, Illinois
KKfunsize BRONZE, Green Oaks, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 3 comments
#454767 Poetry
VeryCiya SILVER, Dalton, Georgia
5 articles 9 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So it goes.&quot; Kurt Vonnegut

#454768 Poetry
By Brianna.J SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Brianna.J SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#454769 Poetry
By Collin Spinney BRONZE
Raymond, New Hampshire
Collin Spinney BRONZE, Raymond, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#454770 Poetry
By iAmTheStardust PLATINUM
Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
iAmTheStardust PLATINUM, Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
36 articles 1 photo 94 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The prettiest flowers grow in the biggest pile of manure.&quot;