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#7461voted by our readers
A Letter to Esme
By Marysia PLATINUM
Halifax, Virginia

The world was on your side When you were young and pretty And small enough for them to handle The world was on your side When you were nothing But a little girl, a dainty cher...
Marysia PLATINUM, Halifax, Virginia
33 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."<br /> -Victor Hugo

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#7462 Poetry
Bruises
By gabbygerding BRONZE
Harker Heights, Texas
gabbygerding BRONZE, Harker Heights, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
He read a lot. He used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often. A couple of times I tried to tell him it was a mistake to get too deep into that kind of stuff, but Alex got stuck on things. He always had to know the absolute right answer before he could go on to the next thing.

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#7463 Poetry
Darkness
By MessOfADreamer PLATINUM
North Tonawanda, New York
MessOfADreamer PLATINUM, North Tonawanda, New York
22 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; -Isaac Asimov

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#7464 Poetry
Cold Red
By Anonymous
#7465 Poetry
I Only Feel Memories
By HayleyHouck BRONZE
Amarillo, Texas
HayleyHouck BRONZE, Amarillo, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You're always one decision away from a totally different life.

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#7466 Poetry
I am Dark
By Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM
Delhi, Other
Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM, Delhi, Other
23 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#7467 Poetry
To Love Or Not To Love
By Christina BRONZE
Clifton, Virginia
Christina BRONZE, Clifton, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 26 comments
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#7468 Poetry
Help Me Now
By Anonymous
#7469 Poetry
The Pursuit of Happiness
By EconPoet BRONZE
Chevy Chase, Maryland
EconPoet BRONZE, Chevy Chase, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do what is right, not what is easy

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#7470 Poetry
Grandpa
By AmbiguousB SILVER
Alta Loma, California
AmbiguousB SILVER, Alta Loma, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night&quot; -Albert Camus

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