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#121751voted by our readers
By Jessica_Twine GOLD
Marietta, Georgia

One brush stroke Striking against the contrast of a plain white canvas You have one stroke to find your voice To ask your questions and figure out whom you’re meant to be The...
Jessica_Twine GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
11 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Imperfection is Beauty Madness is Genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring!"


#121752 Poetry
By migwam ELITE
Tumwater, Washington
migwam ELITE, Tumwater, Washington
240 articles 20 photos 151 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." --Marcus Aurelius

#121753 Poetry
By ndj423 SILVER
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ndj423 SILVER, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
8 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Maybe writing a second person, present tense novel about a dead bumble bee slowly rotting in the grill of a VW Rabbit wasn't such a good idea."

#121754 Poetry
By foodislife BRONZE
Murphy, North Carolina
foodislife BRONZE, Murphy, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#121755 Poetry
Josh Lucero BRONZE, Thornton, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#121756 Poetry
Your_Apathetic_Basketcase ELITE, Orlando, Florida
137 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just remember, if the world didn&#039;t suck, we&#039;d all fall off.&quot;<br /> -Derrolyn Anderson<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t trust everything you see, even salt looks like sugar.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;The sea speaks more honestly... To those willing to drown.&quot; -J.D. Hard

#121757 Poetry
By ShadowMonsterz SILVER
Lakewood, Colorado
ShadowMonsterz SILVER, Lakewood, Colorado
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#121758 Poetry
jeninferl21 BRONZE, San Pedro, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#121759 Poetry
By Ariel_Berrot DIAMOND
Lansing, Michigan
Ariel_Berrot DIAMOND, Lansing, Michigan
52 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Like men we&#039;ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall--Dying but fighting back.&quot; -Claude Mckay

#121760 Poetry
By torim11693 SILVER
Bastrop, Texas
torim11693 SILVER, Bastrop, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
live the life you love,love the life you live.