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#174671voted by our readers
for Girls who love MAG
By ssophiaa GOLD
Falls Church, Virginia

The day you found me sprawled out on the ground With my sticky back pressed into burning gravel, You told me you were going to quit smoking. Yet somehow, as you absentmindedly f...
ssophiaa GOLD, Falls Church, Virginia
17 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You cannot operate from a concern of how you&#039;re perceived.&quot;<br /> --Kevin Kittle

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#174672 Poetry
but I AM MY OWN despite what they say
By thatcowgal BRONZE
Ivyland, Pennsylvania
thatcowgal BRONZE, Ivyland, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always remember that you are absolutely unique; just like everyone else,&quot; ~Margret Mead

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#174673 Poetry
Crimson Smiles and Disguises
By karinawhitney BRONZE
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
karinawhitney BRONZE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If life gives you lemons, go knock on life&#039;s door and ask for sugar and water to make lemonade&quot;

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#174674 Poetry
Forms
By graceeg BRONZE
Manhasset Hills, New York
graceeg BRONZE, Manhasset Hills, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#174675 Poetry
2,558 miles
By Anonymous
#174676 Poetry
Silence in the Night
By Anonymous
#174677 Poetry
Taken
By riveraerika GOLD
West Allis, Wisconsin
riveraerika GOLD, West Allis, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
it is not the content of what you write about that makes literature enticing; it is the emotion you place into it

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#174678 Poetry
Look.
By ScarletteVelveteen PLATINUM
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
ScarletteVelveteen PLATINUM, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
40 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity is how you tell everything you don&#039;t want to say to everyone&quot;<br /> -Me

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#174679 Poetry
Black History Month
By KindredHearts SILVER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
KindredHearts SILVER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself.&quot; -Eric Matthews, Boy Meets World<br /> &quot;525,600 minutes, how do you measure, measure a year?&quot; - Seasons of Love, Rent (composed by Jonathon Larson)

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#174680 Poetry
Opus All My Own MAG
By EPluribusUnum DIAMOND
Woodbine, Maryland
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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