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#131681voted by our readers
By jawnymude BRONZE
Norfolk, Virginia

Girl, you know I can smell you from a mile away The sweet scent of your glossy glaze It's hard for me not to stare when you're looking like that Because you've got clas...
jawnymude BRONZE, Norfolk, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
lifes simple, you make choices and you don't look back.


#131682 Poetry
By Anonymous
#131683 Poetry
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

#131684 Poetry
rawrpiranha SILVER, Godfrey, Illinois
8 articles 2 photos 9 comments
#131685 Poetry
By Floridagirl9341 BRONZE
Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
Floridagirl9341 BRONZE, Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A great love? It's when you shed tears for him but still you care for him. It's when he ignored you but you still long for him. It's when he starts loving another, and yet you manage a smile and find the courage to say "I'm happy for you."

#131686 Poetry
By Anonymous
#131687 Poetry
By sobel95 SILVER
Imperial Beach, California
sobel95 SILVER, Imperial Beach, California
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#131688 Poetry
By betherevolution BRONZE
Parker, Colorado
betherevolution BRONZE, Parker, Colorado
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#131689 Poetry
By Anonymous
#131690 Poetry
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By Anonymous