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#461991voted by our readers
To the Woman on the Porch Steps
By MaddieWo PLATINUM
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts

She sits on the concrete steps, hair pinned up in a bun, sipping from a plastic, pink cup. The setting sun burns against the clouds, and she ponders prices. The strawberries...
MaddieWo PLATINUM, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
28 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If I'd a knowed more, I would a loved more." -Pilate Dead, Song of Solomon

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#461992 Poetry
Cares
By KrystalMelancon BRONZE
Dorval, Other
KrystalMelancon BRONZE, Dorval, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#461993 Poetry
The Beauty of Sleep
By Petrichor-Poet BRONZE
Boise, Idaho
Petrichor-Poet BRONZE, Boise, Idaho
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#461994 Poetry
They Want to Live
By garciagabe BRONZE
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
garciagabe BRONZE, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#461995 Poetry
Rain and Its Friends
By l0verbugg GOLD
Concord, Massachusetts
l0verbugg GOLD, Concord, Massachusetts
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes, good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -Marilyn Monroe

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#461996 Poetry
Anorexia
By Kessa BRONZE
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
Kessa BRONZE, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#461997 Poetry
America the Great
By erichhartmann BRONZE
Waverly, Nebraska
erichhartmann BRONZE, Waverly, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#461998 Poetry
Invisible
By aDreamer GOLD
Redondo Beach, California
aDreamer GOLD, Redondo Beach, California
13 articles 8 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege<br /> <br /> the pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous notion, if you pursue happiness you&#039;ll never find it<br /> <br /> a hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver for 5 minutes longer

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#461999 Poetry
I am My own Shade of Brown
By Poetic_License GOLD
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Poetic_License GOLD, Hendersonville, North Carolina
12 articles 7 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am a raven. I am a crow. I am a nappy bat. I am a mosquito. Call me anything black that has wings and flies.<br /> ~Glenis Redmond

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#462000 Poetry
Nightmare
By Anonymous