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#85051voted by our readers
Decisions
By eosberg SILVER
Grand Island, New York

My eyes widen, my heart beats faster, I shout at the top of my lungs. Their expression tenses and their response tells all. I’m banging on the door to sanity, begging it to let m...
eosberg SILVER, Grand Island, New York
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall." -Nelson Mandela

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#85052 Poetry
Turn the World Upside Down
By Margaret Swearman BRONZE
North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Margaret Swearman BRONZE, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#85053 Poetry
Softer than the starlight on her eyes
By BlueSupernova ELITE
Cincinnati, Ohio
BlueSupernova ELITE, Cincinnati, Ohio
103 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Damn it, Ted!"

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#85054 Poetry
The Kiss Good-bye
By ElenaSnapz PLATINUM
Western Springs, Illinois
ElenaSnapz PLATINUM, Western Springs, Illinois
25 articles 6 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Writing is a passion from within, you can write about anything that your heart desires and nobody can tell you that it is wrong.<br /> <br /> Loving somebody is like giving them a gun and hoping they don&#039;t pull the trigger

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#85055 Poetry
Leaning
By Proudheart PLATINUM
Evansville, Wisconsin
Proudheart PLATINUM, Evansville, Wisconsin
32 articles 5 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are going through Hell, keep going.&quot; -Winston Churchill

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#85056 Poetry
The Meadows
By Anonymous
#85057 Poetry
Baby made a Baby
By Q Eurioles BRONZE
Maywood, Illinois
Q Eurioles BRONZE, Maywood, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#85058 Poetry
The Jumper
By Wrenwithabrokenwing BRONZE
Lexington, Massachusetts
Wrenwithabrokenwing BRONZE, Lexington, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sure, we can fix this. I have fire and duct tape, therefore I am invincible.&quot;

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#85059 Poetry
Truth
By goldsandcastle42 BRONZE
Hamden, Connecticut
goldsandcastle42 BRONZE, Hamden, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit to the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.<br /> Maya Angelou<br /> US author &amp; poet (1928 - )

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#85060 Poetry
Life is like a Jetty
By Emily1920 BRONZE
Portland, Oregon
Emily1920 BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Rafiki: &quot;Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.&quot;

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