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#232051voted by our readers
By BlackbeltJames GOLD
Reading, Other

Children weep; adults can’t earn their keep. Some are foodless; some are waterless. Swallowed jewels. The only water is murky pools. Hitler’s men, towering over like Big B...
BlackbeltJames GOLD, Reading, Other
14 articles 0 photos 193 comments

Favorite Quote:
Isaac Asimov - "Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage.”


#232052 Poetry
By VivaFariy GOLD
Los Angeles, California
VivaFariy GOLD, Los Angeles, California
19 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It&#039;s a way of understanding it.&quot;<br /> ~~~<br /> &quot;You&#039;ve gotta dance like there&#039;s no one watching, love like you&#039;ll never be hurt, sing like there&#039;s no one listening, and live like it&#039;s heaven on earth.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;The most important words a man can say are, &quot;I will do better.&rdquo; <br /> ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

#232053 Poetry
By jordyquint PLATINUM
Manhattan, Kansas
jordyquint PLATINUM, Manhattan, Kansas
28 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#232054 Poetry
By Shelby Katis GOLD
Saugus, Massachusetts
Shelby Katis GOLD, Saugus, Massachusetts
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#232055 Poetry
By Jansen Dake BRONZE
Marietta, Georgia
Jansen Dake BRONZE, Marietta, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#232056 Poetry
Breathe MAG
By amandap PLATINUM
Midlothian, Virginia
amandap PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
31 articles 0 photos 183 comments
#232057 Poetry
By TalyaGelfand DIAMOND
Bronx, New York
TalyaGelfand DIAMOND, Bronx, New York
58 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Something that comes easy, won&#039;t last. Something that lasts, won&#039;t come easy.

#232058 Poetry
By OneSeven-billionth PLATINUM
Westerville, Ohio
OneSeven-billionth PLATINUM, Westerville, Ohio
28 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing does not resurrect, it buries." - John Green<br /> "We are all just barnacles on the container ship of consciousness."-John Green

#232059 Poetry
valeria_mar668 GOLD, Plano, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#232060 Poetry
SallyJane1120 BRONZE, Louisa, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments