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By m1na GOLD
Olympia, Washington

My rib cage of twigs snaps under worn hiking boots, the heel comes down and traps my slowly slithering roots I died beneath an oak tree, I've become vines and flowers. How...
m1na GOLD, Olympia, Washington
12 articles 0 photos 91 comments

#328672 Poetry
By thenameischris BRONZE
Mesquite, Texas
thenameischris BRONZE, Mesquite, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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By deathrose76 BRONZE
Centralia, Washington
deathrose76 BRONZE, Centralia, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#328675 Poetry
By maia11 SILVER
Urbandale, Iowa
maia11 SILVER, Urbandale, Iowa
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By Anonymous
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winterSNOWflake SILVER, Moore, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"30 years from now, it won't matter what your hair looked like, the kind of clothes you had, or whether you had a boyfriend at the time. What will matter is the kind of friends you made, and the choices that got you here."

#328678 Poetry
By A.-Athanatos BRONZE
Mount Sinai, New York
A.-Athanatos BRONZE, Mount Sinai, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Leave the past in the past. Keep your mind in the present. And don’t worry about the future"

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By LoveJones PLATINUM
Jamestown, North Carolina
LoveJones PLATINUM, Jamestown, North Carolina
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Just to keep from crying, I laugh" ~Lil wayne

#328680 Poetry
lost_and_free GOLD, Rancho Mirage, California
18 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"'But man is not made for defeat... A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.'" - Ernest Hemingway (The Old Man and the Sea)