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#59211voted by our readers
By Essayemm13 SILVER
Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Bubbles float upwards and pop at the surface of the Olympic-sized swimming pool: I notice them escaping from my nostrils. Barely able to open my eyes underwater. Mike—or so...
Essayemm13 SILVER, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most wasted of all days is one without laughter&quot;<br /> - E. E. Cummings -


#59212 Poetry
By Adrian BRONZE
Evanston, Illinois
Adrian BRONZE, Evanston, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#59213 Poetry
By SweetSacrifice BRONZE
Butternut, Wisconsin
SweetSacrifice BRONZE, Butternut, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
you can&#039;t choose who breaks you, but you can choose to pick yourself back up and put yourself back together again

#59214 Poetry
By TansyMonster BRONZE
Rockford, Illinois
TansyMonster BRONZE, Rockford, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
The_DoctorDonna PLATINUM, Anytown, Iowa
44 articles 2 photos 105 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing is impossible. The word itself says &#039;I&#039;m Possible&#039;&quot;

#59216 Poetry
By H_R_Mackey SILVER
Carrollton, Texas
H_R_Mackey SILVER, Carrollton, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind.&quot;<br /> - Andy Andrews

#59217 Poetry
jfcdancegirl PLATINUM, Ashburn, Virginia
30 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment, and make it perfect.&quot; ~Anonymous

#59218 Poetry
By emmyelgin06 BRONZE
Franlin Lakes, New Jersey
emmyelgin06 BRONZE, Franlin Lakes, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#59219 Poetry
By Electricity PLATINUM
Bradenton, Florida
Electricity PLATINUM, Bradenton, Florida
30 articles 0 photos 271 comments
#59220 Poetry
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;