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#297691voted by our readers
Violence and Ignorance
By rhea752 GOLD
Merritt Island, Florida

Sweat beads down his back Welts and blood and dirt and tracks Fresh sushi lays on the plate Spotless utensils lying straight Thai man yells for him to work Twenty hou...
rhea752 GOLD, Merritt Island, Florida
16 articles 1 photo 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Maybe it's not about the happy ending, maybe it's about the story.

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#297692 Poetry
Goodbye Old Friend
By Maculate_Dream DIAMOND
Riverside, California
Maculate_Dream DIAMOND, Riverside, California
71 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have not failed, I just found 10,000 ways to not succeed.<br /> <br /> All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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#297693 Poetry
Jelly Belly
By Evangeline_ GOLD
Middleburg, Florida
Evangeline_ GOLD, Middleburg, Florida
16 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are what you read&quot;

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#297694 Poetry
I Still Miss You
By Anonymous
#297695 Poetry
SCARS
By Alysse Apple GOLD
Cincinnati, Ohio
Alysse Apple GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#297696 Poetry
We can
By Wellington BRONZE
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wellington BRONZE, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits. <br /> Richard M. Nixon

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#297697 Poetry
In the Dark...
By n3xtusplaya DIAMOND
Honolulu, Hawaii
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
83 articles 23 photos 232 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur

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#297698 Poetry
If everyone counted
By taye_young BRONZE
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
taye_young BRONZE, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
An entire sea of water can&rsquo;t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can&rsquo;t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you -Unknown

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#297699 Poetry
Preparing the Mold
By Anonymous
#297700 Poetry
Little people smell
By 180349 BRONZE
Roanoke, Texas
180349 BRONZE, Roanoke, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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