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By CharlieSmoke GOLD
Lowell, Massachusetts

I had a civil war. My side was wrong. His tongue danced beautifully with mine. Another’s lips pressed like desperation. I cry over my own body’s battle scars, and I am split...
CharlieSmoke GOLD, Lowell, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.&rdquo; <br /> - Emily Dickinson


calystacook BRONZE, Lansing, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#145143 Poetry
Duchess101 BRONZE, Tipton, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Five seconds of awkward can save you a lifetime of regret.&quot; ~Sadie Robertson

#145144 Poetry
By ZoeStro BRONZE
Mount Prospect, Illinois
ZoeStro BRONZE, Mount Prospect, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#145145 Poetry
#145146 Poetry
By bri125 GOLD
Glen Cove, New York
bri125 GOLD, Glen Cove, New York
13 articles 3 photos 0 comments
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By Angelic_Dispair GOLD
Riverdale, Maryland
Angelic_Dispair GOLD, Riverdale, Maryland
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not to unto others, what you don&#039;t want done to yourself.&quot; --Eleanor Roosevelt

#145148 Poetry
By IamtheWallpaper BRONZE
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
IamtheWallpaper BRONZE, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot;<br /> &quot;And the time came when the risk it took to stay closed in a bud became more painful than the risk it took to bloom.&quot;

#145149 Poetry
By Carhin7 SILVER
Cabin John, Maryland
Carhin7 SILVER, Cabin John, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hard work keeps working when talent stops working hard.&quot;

#145150 Poetry
By Anonymous