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#127081voted by our readers
By safiregiirl GOLD
Centerbrook, Connecticut

I lay in the steaming Sun, Staring out at invisible stars, Until they melt across my skin, In a galactic, shimmering way That makes my heart spin. I roll in fields of pepper...
safiregiirl GOLD, Centerbrook, Connecticut
11 articles 3 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain


#127082 Poetry
By HunterGatch18 SILVER
Oakdale, Pennsylvania
HunterGatch18 SILVER, Oakdale, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Try your best even though you know you won&#039;t succeed.&nbsp;For you can find strength under losing.

#127083 Poetry
By Roslyn marshall BRONZE
Saratoga, California
Roslyn marshall BRONZE, Saratoga, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#127084 Poetry
By LilRansom PLATINUM
Santa Ana, California
LilRansom PLATINUM, Santa Ana, California
22 articles 13 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&quot; -Dr.Seuss

#127085 Poetry
By TheWrittenWord BRONZE
Wilmington, Vermont
TheWrittenWord BRONZE, Wilmington, Vermont
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&lsquo;When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &lsquo;happy&rsquo;. They told me I didn&rsquo;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&rsquo;t understand life.&rdquo;- John Lennon

#127086 Poetry
By Natalieshiyu BRONZE
Exeter, New Hampshire
Natalieshiyu BRONZE, Exeter, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#127087 Poetry
By Alexus567 BRONZE
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Alexus567 BRONZE, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#127088 Poetry
ExpressionsofMe GOLD, Nampa, Idaho
14 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it." -Van Gogh

#127089 Poetry
By Jessicunt GOLD
Jennings, Louisiana
Jessicunt GOLD, Jennings, Louisiana
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The best way to waste your life, ... is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don&#039;t participate.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> Chuck Palahniuk<br /> <br /> &ldquo;We all die. The goal isn&#039;t to live forever, the goal is to create someth

#127090 Poetry
By RougeOlympian PLATINUM
Northbrook, Illinois
RougeOlympian PLATINUM, Northbrook, Illinois
20 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. <br /> -Benjamin Franklin