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What the Chair Remembered MAG
By Tia123 GOLD
Haines, Alaska

The chair slumped A broken-down throne that had forgotten its glory And dressed in clothing too large for its beaten body Its intestines spilled out: An unforgiving battle wo...
Tia123 GOLD, Haines, Alaska
14 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Pile up too many tomorrows and you&#039;ll find that you&#039;ve collected nothing but a bunch of empty yesterdays.&quot;<br /> &mdash; The Music Man

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#328952 Poetry
I Am From..
By ThePowerfulWordsOfMyLife BRONZE
Morris, Illinois
ThePowerfulWordsOfMyLife BRONZE, Morris, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And if you can&rsquo;t see anything beautiful about yourself<br /> Get a better mirror<br /> Look a little closer<br /> Stare a little longer<br /> Because there&rsquo;s something inside you<br /> That made you keep trying<br /> Despite everyone who told you to quit<br /> You built a cast around your broken heart<br /> And signed it yourself<br /> You signed it<br /> &ldquo;They were wrong&rdquo; <br /> - Shane Koyczan

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#328953 Poetry
untitled
By Desi. GOLD
Healdsburg, California
Desi. GOLD, Healdsburg, California
12 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Stars can&#039;t shine without darkness.&quot;

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#328954 Poetry
Unspeakable Memories
By AmyLove GOLD
Biscayne Park, Florida
AmyLove GOLD, Biscayne Park, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;This is how the world ends... not with a bang but with a whimper.\&quot; -- T.S. Eliot

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#328955 Poetry
Using You
By Sevanna BRONZE
Khartoum, Other
Sevanna BRONZE, Khartoum, Other
4 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t about the number of breaths we take. It&#039;s about the moments that take our breath away.

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#328956 Poetry
Dark Depression
By Missy Sparks GOLD
Iraan, Texas
Missy Sparks GOLD, Iraan, Texas
14 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#328957 Poetry
Ashes and dust
By outtheresmallone GOLD
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
outtheresmallone GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Resist much, obey little.&rdquo; <br /> ― Walt Whitman<br /> &ldquo;If you are a dreamer come in<br /> If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar<br /> A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer<br /> If youre a pretender com sit by my fire<br /> For we have some flax golden tales to spin<br /> Come in! <br /> Come in!&quot;<br /> Shel Silverstein

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#328958 Poetry
Thousand Tears
By KellyLau PLATINUM
Burnaby, Columbia
KellyLau PLATINUM, Burnaby, Columbia
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#328959 Poetry
I am
By Anonymous
#328960 Poetry
Gold
By Anonymous