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#149181voted by our readers
By DanceOfBlades PLATINUM
Springfield, Virginia

Her little fingers tangle with mine. “It’s so small,” I think to myself Her hand in mine—like a ladybug on the window. She giggles and I try to smile back But the rain keeps be...
DanceOfBlades PLATINUM, Springfield, Virginia
28 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first Law of Equivalent Exchange."


#149182 Poetry
By lizardlover SILVER
Omaha, Nebraska
lizardlover SILVER, Omaha, Nebraska
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never meant to be." -Unknown

#149183 Poetry
By cemeterybats ELITE
Parker, Colorado
cemeterybats ELITE, Parker, Colorado
113 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#149184 Poetry
By LostBoy17 BRONZE
Mobile, Alabama
LostBoy17 BRONZE, Mobile, Alabama
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#149185 Poetry
By Anonymous
#149186 Poetry
By alaina howell BRONZE
Rochester, New York
alaina howell BRONZE, Rochester, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#149187 Poetry
By CodyRidenour PLATINUM
Dundee, Oregon
CodyRidenour PLATINUM, Dundee, Oregon
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Editing is a writer's most hated best friend."

#149188 Poetry
By wdickinson GOLD
Fredericksburg, Virginia
wdickinson GOLD, Fredericksburg, Virginia
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again. <br /> -Oscar Wilde

#149189 Poetry
Fran94 SILVER, Hayward, California
8 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are content with being yourself and never compete or compare, everyone will respect you.&quot;<br /> -Laotzu

#149190 Poetry
By CocoCrayz12 SILVER
San Antonio, Texas
CocoCrayz12 SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let&#039;s not and say we did!