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By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Dad asks me to get milk from the corner store, hands me the change. I count it, put it in the pocket of my jacket. Unzip the pocket, hold the silver coins in my warm hands...
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We know what we are, but not what we may be" - Shakespeare


#402 Poetry
By writergirl1111 GOLD
Matthews, North Carolina
writergirl1111 GOLD, Matthews, North Carolina
16 articles 0 photos 71 comments
#403 Poetry
By Islingr BRONZE
Springfield, Illinois
Islingr BRONZE, Springfield, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"When the son goes down, I arise"

#404 Poetry
By Prathap PLATINUM
Bangalore, Other
Prathap PLATINUM, Bangalore, Other
23 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
All's fair in love and war. Everyone loves everyone else, and the whole world is at war. So anything that you do is fair... break a girl's heart and tell me that, I'll believe you.

GingerMonk PLATINUM, Lowell, Michigan
20 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity...&quot;<br /> -Edgar Allen Poe

#406 Poetry
By asugar98 BRONZE
Amherst, New York
asugar98 BRONZE, Amherst, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#407 Poetry
By grasslova GOLD
Highland, Utah
grasslova GOLD, Highland, Utah
19 articles 43 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you learn to die, you learn to live - Morrie

#408 Poetry
By Garrett1.carrot PLATINUM
Enterprise, Utah
Garrett1.carrot PLATINUM, Enterprise, Utah
26 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just YELL chicken... or butterfly&quot;

#409 Poetry
By cynthiaibrahim GOLD
Corona, California
cynthiaibrahim GOLD, Corona, California
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.&quot; -Pablo Picasso

#410 Poetry
By AddisoMLeo GOLD
Crest Hill, Illinois
AddisoMLeo GOLD, Crest Hill, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Such a cruel boy. Telling me to dream one more time. I thought I was satisfied because my dream had come true... And I&#039;d told myself it was enough... Yet here you are, watering this withered heart again.&quot;