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#201411voted by our readers
By Clopsey PLATINUM
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You wake from another bad dream, And the world is not as it seems. And you try To put it from your mind To leave it all behind. Oh, you try. And it hangs heavy in the air,...
Clopsey PLATINUM, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
41 articles 23 photos 28 comments

#201412 Poetry
By JordanA PLATINUM
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
JordanA PLATINUM, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
26 articles 14 photos 2 comments
#201413 Poetry
hockeygirl174 BRONZE, Reno, Nevada
3 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" -Steve Prefontaine

#201414 Poetry
By ItsALongStory SILVER
Plainfield, Illinois
ItsALongStory SILVER, Plainfield, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed." -Marilyn Manson

#201415 Poetry
By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

#201416 Poetry
By ErinAshlyn BRONZE
Manchester, Missouri
ErinAshlyn BRONZE, Manchester, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

#201417 Poetry
wvandyke BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#201418 Poetry
By Andrew Dobies GOLD
Long Grove, Illinois
Andrew Dobies GOLD, Long Grove, Illinois
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#201419 Poetry
By Ink_Heart BRONZE
Indianapolis, Indiana
Ink_Heart BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
3 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a storybook. You must put forth effort to make it a happily ever after.&quot;<br /> -briannstiii

abbyhargreaves PLATINUM,
23 articles 0 photos 0 comments