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#128271voted by our readers
By Alyssa Smith PLATINUM
Kemp, Texas

last night the electricity went out in my neighborhood. last night i lit some candles and burnt my fingers in the process. i watched the flames flicker in the dark and i stared...
Alyssa Smith PLATINUM, Kemp, Texas
30 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#128272 Poetry
By circlesneverend- SILVER
Fiskdale, Massachusetts
circlesneverend- SILVER, Fiskdale, Massachusetts
8 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Breathe for love tomorrow."

#128273 Poetry
By Xeneron00 BRONZE
McDonough, Georgia
Xeneron00 BRONZE, McDonough, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I will make a difference in this world, you will not strangle me."

#128274 Poetry
By carhen33 BRONZE
Mount Prospect, Illinois
carhen33 BRONZE, Mount Prospect, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#128275 Poetry
By Shade3043 DIAMOND
Shade3043 Did This, In Case Of Anonymous, Other
Shade3043 DIAMOND, Shade3043 Did This, In Case Of Anonymous, Other
87 articles 0 photos 168 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was a boy, I would always hear scary things in the news and my mother would say to me, "Always look for the helpers. Everywhere you look you will always find people helping." - Fred Rogers

#128276 Poetry
By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

#128277 Poetry
By amazlo BRONZE
Temperance, Michigan
amazlo BRONZE, Temperance, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#128278 Poetry
JuJuBee BRONZE, Nampa, Idaho
2 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.&quot;

#128279 Poetry
By Jrbcrazygirl SILVER
Lakeside, Texas
Jrbcrazygirl SILVER, Lakeside, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#128280 Poetry
By Anonymous