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#330161voted by our readers
By Anonymous

A Dream Deferred Modeled after the poem by Langston Hughes Basketball What happens to a dream deferred? Does it fade? Like a worn picture on my grandma’s wall? Or if y...

#330162 Poetry
By Syntymä BRONZE
Pheonix, Arizona
Syntymä BRONZE, Pheonix, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Now that the world isn't ending, it's love that I'm sending to you. . . But it's not the love of a Hero, and that's why I fear it won't do."

#330163 Poetry
AshleyMalfoy45 BRONZE, Steubenville, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are who we choose to be."

#330164 Poetry
By Anonymous
#330165 Poetry
By glory2u GOLD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
glory2u GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13 articles 1 photo 4 comments
#330166 Poetry
By Aridroid BRONZE
Jacksonville, Florida
Aridroid BRONZE, Jacksonville, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Even Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually.&quot;-Jimi Hendrix<br /> &quot;I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.&quot;- Jimi Hendrix

#330167 Poetry
By Nchakkere SILVER
Bangalore, Other
Nchakkere SILVER, Bangalore, Other
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself, everybody else is already taken.<br /> -Oscar Wilde

#330168 Poetry
By Eliciaaa PLATINUM
Chesnee, South Carolina
Eliciaaa PLATINUM, Chesnee, South Carolina
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Surround yourself with people that challenge how you think/<br /> Not people that nod their head and act like they agree.&quot; - N.F

#330169 Poetry
By angelicabandons BRONZE
Twinsburg, Ohio
angelicabandons BRONZE, Twinsburg, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#330170 Poetry
By Anonymous