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#32221voted by our readers
Roses are not red, and violets are not blue
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia

Roses aren’t always red, And violets aren’t always blue. The society that we live in, Never seems to speak the truth. Smiles aren’t always the carefree happin...
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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#32222 Poetry
Waiting on You
By Andersen BRONZE
Patterson, California
Andersen BRONZE, Patterson, California
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -Will Rogers

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#32223 Poetry
Jealousy
By BossyGirl SILVER
Murray, Utah
BossyGirl SILVER, Murray, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#32224 Poetry
artist
By Alex Blackburn SILVER
Greensbro, North Carolina
Alex Blackburn SILVER, Greensbro, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#32225 Poetry
When I grow up
By SirCharles SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
SirCharles SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim" - Rudyard Kipling

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#32226 Poetry
I do not understand
By QuietisViolent BRONZE
New Albany, Ohio
QuietisViolent BRONZE, New Albany, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. — Harriet Tubman

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#32227 Poetry
Seaglass
By deleonmelon BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin
deleonmelon BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"History is written by the victors."-Walter Benjamin

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#32228 Poetry
The Art of Pizza Preperation
By Charmander9964 GOLD
Sussex, Wisconsin
Charmander9964 GOLD, Sussex, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#32229 Poetry
They said
By ComboOnTeenInk GOLD
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
ComboOnTeenInk GOLD, Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"This is my son, he said. I wash a dead mans brains from his hair. This is my job." -The Road, Cormac McCarthy

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#32230 Poetry
The Dream
By Anonymous