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#122491voted by our readers
By Luciana623 GOLD
Albany, California

Holding back the lump in my throat. I hear silverware clanging against cast iron pots. We clean in silence.  An unspoken amount of feeling in the air.  Thick air. Smoggy air....
Luciana623 GOLD, Albany, California
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. -Dr. Seuss


#122492 Poetry
By Draco_Shadowfire GOLD
Casa Grande, Arizona
Draco_Shadowfire GOLD, Casa Grande, Arizona
15 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"i have not failed i just found 100,000 ways that do not work"-->Albert Einstein

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

#122494 Poetry
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

#122495 Poetry
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

#122496 Poetry
By Anonymous
#122497 Poetry
By kidlet612 PLATINUM
Sterling Heights, Michigan
kidlet612 PLATINUM, Sterling Heights, Michigan
33 articles 10 photos 7 comments
whenyourefifteen SILVER, Seattle, Washington
7 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Bite off more than you can chew then chew it!&quot;

#122499 Poetry
By Anonymous
#122500 Poetry
By Ella22 BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
Ella22 BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As soon as you are born you start dying so you might as well have a good time.&quot; Cake