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#187861voted by our readers
Then, Lips, Touch
By viogirl BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas

His heart thumps. His hands sweat. I lick my lips. I shuffle my feet. He walks closer, one step, two steps. I lean closer. Breathe in, breathe out. For a moment w...
viogirl BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
1 article 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If a girl wants to be a star, then she should just go ahead and be one!" - Calamity Jane

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#187862 Poetry
After Throwing My Cap (Graduation)
By Shadowlight PLATINUM
Chatsworth, Georgia
Shadowlight PLATINUM, Chatsworth, Georgia
39 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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#187863 Poetry
Hello and Goodbye
By EhMuhLee PLATINUM
St. Peters, Missouri
EhMuhLee PLATINUM, St. Peters, Missouri
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In this life you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.&quot; John 16:33<br /> <br /> &quot;Depression is like being a bird with broken wings.&quot; Me

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#187864 Poetry
Who I Am
By Mikayla Farr BRONZE
Atlanta, Georgia
Mikayla Farr BRONZE, Atlanta, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#187865 Poetry
Lost Soul
By Cheyenne ELITE
Hephzibah, Georgia
Cheyenne ELITE, Hephzibah, Georgia
112 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
-The brightest future will always be based on the forgotten past<br /> - It takes who you are and where you&#039;ve been to make the person you are today<br /> -As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person<br /> -To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail

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#187866 Poetry
The Man Who Wouldn't Play
By KTF96 SILVER
Naperville, Illinois
KTF96 SILVER, Naperville, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&#039;The difference between the almost right word &amp; the right word is really a large matter--it&#039;s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.&#039;<br /> Twain

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#187867 Poetry
isn't real you know
By distressed_cinderella PLATINUM
San Leandro, California
distressed_cinderella PLATINUM, San Leandro, California
20 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; You can&#039;t make something stay that wants to go. You can only love what you have while you have it&quot;

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#187868 Poetry
"It's Nice to Meet You"
By Hay.467 SILVER
Hide-a-way, Texas
Hay.467 SILVER, Hide-a-way, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;a man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar&quot; mark twain

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#187869 Poetry
Know.
By kvnwright BRONZE
Westfield, Indiana
kvnwright BRONZE, Westfield, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#187870 Poetry
Broken Crayons
By Anonymous