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#621voted by our readers
Not Me MAG
By TabithaL SILVER
Suffolk, Virginia

I carry my little sister in my calloused palms when she is born. I carry heaviness the weight of a metric ton, while she is light, airless, open. Innocence is something bo...
TabithaL SILVER, Suffolk, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Speak only if it improves upon the silence"- Mahatma Gandhi


#622 Poetry
By EloiseJ BRONZE
New York, New York
EloiseJ BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#623 Poetry
By athrondson BRONZE
New Hampton, Iowa
athrondson BRONZE, New Hampton, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#624 Poetry
By Ananya19 SILVER
New Delhi, Other
Ananya19 SILVER, New Delhi, Other
5 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The decisions that you don't make in life, will be made for you

#625 Poetry
By Ananya19 SILVER
New Delhi, Other
Ananya19 SILVER, New Delhi, Other
5 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The decisions that you don't make in life, will be made for you

#626 Poetry
By EllyKnoop BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
EllyKnoop BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Ananyaguha PLATINUM, Bhopal, Other
24 articles 46 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If they strain me up tight, why, let 'em look out! I can't bear it, and I won't.” ---- Black Beauty

#628 Poetry
outspoken_poet SILVER, Logan, Utah
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Of all sad words of mouth or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been."<br /> - John Greenleaf Whittier

julianatomecki SILVER, Lemont, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The whole class was quaking in their boots" -Anne Frank

#630 Poetry
By abbybell7 BRONZE
Getzville, New York
abbybell7 BRONZE, Getzville, New York
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” — Meryl Streep