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Worthless
By Anonymous

My heart stayed there nauceous, was it suddenly being so cautious? Every single day it felt it was impractical, It couldn't bear the pain of feeling more unsettled. The days an...
#152 Poetry
Dear Empathy, Dear Selfishness
By Anonymous
#153 Poetry
Keep Breathing
By InkedSolace BRONZE
Mooers, New York
InkedSolace BRONZE, Mooers, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
" I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is." - Bea Arthur (1923-2009)

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#154 Poetry
The Loveless Cycle
By rokkotothezee GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death

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#155 Poetry
Destruction
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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#156 Poetry
Humanity
By mayanelson GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
mayanelson GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
12 articles 7 photos 0 comments
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#157 Poetry
Sometimes
By WOWriting SILVER
Broadstairs, Other
WOWriting SILVER, Broadstairs, Other
5 articles 0 photos 266 comments
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#158 Poetry
The Life of Cupid
By Rune DIAMOND
Tama, Iowa
Rune DIAMOND, Tama, Iowa
58 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.<br /> — Isaiah 24:1

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#159 Poetry
Lonely Viking
By Asterion GOLD
Toronto, Ontario
Asterion GOLD, Toronto, Ontario
15 articles 3 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science."<br /> <br /> - Albert Einstein

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#160 Poetry
Penance
By highlyunlikely BRONZE
Irving, Texas
highlyunlikely BRONZE, Irving, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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