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#477741voted by our readers
By Quinnton BRONZE
Shoshone, Idaho

I am a soda pop. So please don’t leave me open too long. Drink me quickly Hurry and drink me! Drink me Before I become warm. Flat. Tasteless. And when the contents are...
Quinnton BRONZE, Shoshone, Idaho
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of dreams.<br /> <br /> ~Edgar O&#039;Shaugnessy


#477742 Poetry
By AlyssaCo SILVER
Clive, Iowa
AlyssaCo SILVER, Clive, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we&rsquo;re reading doesn&rsquo;t wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?&quot; -Franz Kafka

#477743 Poetry
By THEPOETICPOET BRONZE
Syracuse, New York
THEPOETICPOET BRONZE, Syracuse, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;don&#039;t let anyone defy you, let your poetry defy you as a person.&quot;

TabbyisactuallySatan PLATINUM, Parma Heights, Ohio
29 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#477745 Poetry
By shivasfire PLATINUM
Ashland, Oregon
shivasfire PLATINUM, Ashland, Oregon
20 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will never let schooling interfere with my education.&quot; (-forgot who it&#039;s by though)<br /> also &quot;When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.&quot;-Jimi Hendrix

RockerChick PLATINUM, Richland, Georgia
22 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All girls should be told they&#039;re pretty, even if they&#039;re not&quot; -Marilyn Monroe

#477747 Poetry
By IridescentWords SILVER
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
IridescentWords SILVER, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You want to escape the confusion that you see before you. I tell you, you will never be able to escape the outer confusion unless, and until, you have escaped the inner confusion. And the inner confusion is your continuous doubt-indulgence.&quot; - Sri

#477748 Poetry
invisible.ink.pen PLATINUM, Pacific, Missouri
30 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them,&quot;<br /> -Kahlil Gibran

#477749 Poetry
By Beebe98 GOLD
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Beebe98 GOLD, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

#477750 Poetry
By Anonymous