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#186701voted by our readers
If society was a masquerade
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia

Donning our masks, If life was a masquerade, Expose society’s lies.
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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#186702 Poetry
Shut Me Down
By robert cosgrove BRONZE
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
robert cosgrove BRONZE, Cottage Grove, Minnesota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#186703 Poetry
fading
By Kristy_loves_Keats PLATINUM
Arvada, Colorado
Kristy_loves_Keats PLATINUM, Arvada, Colorado
23 articles 0 photos 99 comments
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#186704 Poetry
the lie
By Malia. GOLD
Univercity Place, Washington
Malia. GOLD, Univercity Place, Washington
12 articles 24 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"im added to your chain"

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#186705 Poetry
Don't Look Back
By morgan13 SILVER
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
morgan13 SILVER, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;friendship is like peeing yourself. everyone can see it but only you can feel the warm feeling it brings.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;she said i&#039;m afraid of falling. he whispered i have wings..&quot;

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#186706 Poetry
Even Roses Have Their Thorns
By GraceCatherine8 GOLD
Warner Robins, Georgia
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

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#186707 Poetry
Creatures of the Night
By EstrangeloEdessa BRONZE
Wrightwood, California
EstrangeloEdessa BRONZE, Wrightwood, California
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out.&quot;<br /> -- Oscar Wilde

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#186708 Poetry
Weakness
By celiacantalk BRONZE
SOLON, Ohio
celiacantalk BRONZE, SOLON, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;if you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.&quot;

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#186709 Poetry
The Owl or the Peacock
By skylar. BRONZE
Paducah, Kentucky
skylar. BRONZE, Paducah, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#186710 Poetry
TURN THE PAGE
By Songs_Along GOLD
Abcd, Other
Songs_Along GOLD, Abcd, Other
16 articles 0 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes we are only given a few minutes to be with the one we love and a thousand hours to spend just thinking about them.&quot;

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