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#7511voted by our readers
By sofiamp155 BRONZE
Bridgewater, New Jersey

113- The fat stretches like glue to my hands. I rub it harder, harder- lumps locked like cuffs. 110- It stares at me with permanence,  shaming me for my weakness and pu...
sofiamp155 BRONZE, Bridgewater, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#7512 Poetry
By BowtiesAreCool GOLD
Los Angeles, California
BowtiesAreCool GOLD, Los Angeles, California
10 articles 6 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You never quite know where you stand until you've had a great fall."

#7513 Poetry
By AshleyTaylor9279 BRONZE
Lexington, Massachusetts
AshleyTaylor9279 BRONZE, Lexington, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7514 Poetry
By fangela PLATINUM
Fort Lee, New Jersey
fangela PLATINUM, Fort Lee, New Jersey
20 articles 1 photo 0 comments
Willatree BRONZE, Bedford, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Tell me, what do you plan to do with your one, wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver

#7516 Poetry
aCertainSomeone BRONZE, Anaheim, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7517 Poetry
IAmTheJesusFreak SILVER, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Jeremiah 20:9<br /> But if I say, I will not mention him (God) or speak any more in his name, his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary in holding it in, indeed I cannot.

#7518 Poetry
By Cadence333 BRONZE
Knoxville, Tennessee
Cadence333 BRONZE, Knoxville, Tennessee
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7519 Poetry
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

#7520 Poetry
By Bayzoul SILVER
St. Louis, Missouri
Bayzoul SILVER, St. Louis, Missouri
9 articles 2 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter how big or how small, you can make a huge change in this giant world -Paris white-Lenard<br /> <br /> “Every moment of life is precious and can never happen again.” –<br /> <br /> Spend as much time every day with your family and loved ones because you never know when that day is your last.<br /> - Paris White-Lenard