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#181171voted by our readers
Ink It Poetry Contest
By maeve15 PLATINUM
Brooklyn, New York

it’s three in the morning. there’s ink on my fingers.      on my palms. so i can’t see the lines that tell me the future. my white sheets are stained. dark. i can      see st...
maeve15 PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
27 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

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#181172 Poetry
Cold Creek
By Anonymous
#181173 Poetry
Lunar Metaphor
By alexxeo GOLD
Saint Helens, Oregon
alexxeo GOLD, Saint Helens, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Absence from the ones we love is self from self-- a deadly banishment.&quot; -William Shakespere<br /> <br /> &quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.&quot; -Leonardo De Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Seduce my mind<br /> ...and speak those words to the point of<br /> contradiction.<br /> Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.<br /> Your lips have it down to an<br /> art. Oh, I know I&#039;m in love with<br /> wordplay.<br /> Speak to me,<br /> &#039;til your lips are numb.<br /> We&#039;ll always have pen and paper. &quot; -By Anonymous, Mississauga, Canada

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#181174 Poetry
elephants
By nathandurham SILVER
McDonough, Georgia
nathandurham SILVER, McDonough, Georgia
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.&quot; - Albert Camus

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#181175 Poetry
Complete Darkness
By Anonymous
#181176 Poetry
Waves of Wheat
By kayleefaith PLATINUM
Norman, Oklahoma
kayleefaith PLATINUM, Norman, Oklahoma
37 articles 0 photos 18 comments
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#181177 Poetry
Light
By Catiestar GOLD
Clayton, New Jersey
Catiestar GOLD, Clayton, New Jersey
17 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
You be the anchor that keeps my feet on the ground, I&#039;ll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds &lt;3

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#181178 Poetry
Cup Time
By two.names41 BRONZE
Brighton, Michigan
two.names41 BRONZE, Brighton, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#181179 Poetry
You (I Just Can't Take Anymore)
By Dominicolodeon PLATINUM
Norfolk, Virginia
Dominicolodeon PLATINUM, Norfolk, Virginia
30 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Write fast. Write far.

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#181180 Poetry
pink person
By chloehearon BRONZE
New Boston, Texas
chloehearon BRONZE, New Boston, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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