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#355721voted by our readers
War
By monnnster GOLD
Congers, New York

You said you wanted war The day we met. You had additional advantages, A personality like no other, A persuasive hold on all. Your competitive eyes say That you’ve been winni...
monnnster GOLD, Congers, New York
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I'd rather pick flowers instead of fights"


#355722 Poetry
By Briana Stein BRONZE
Mapleton, Illinois
Briana Stein BRONZE, Mapleton, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#355723 Poetry
By BradenBecknell GOLD
Portland, Texas
BradenBecknell GOLD, Portland, Texas
19 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The truth is I gave my heart away, my whole heart, and I never quite got it back."

#355724 Poetry
By bookworm29 PLATINUM
Rockville, Maryland
bookworm29 PLATINUM, Rockville, Maryland
28 articles 2 photos 61 comments
#355725 Poetry
By Anonymous
#355726 Poetry
By codyabenbow PLATINUM
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
codyabenbow PLATINUM, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
23 articles 2 photos 9 comments
#355727 Poetry
alex_gold SILVER, Southlake, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair - the sense that you can never completely put on the page what&#039;s in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes narrowed, ready to kick ass and take down names. You can come to it because you want a girl to marry you or because you want to change the world. Come to it any way but lightly. Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page.&#039;<br /> <br /> Stephen King

#355728 Poetry
By Thahira Dewan BRONZE
Queens, New York
Thahira Dewan BRONZE, Queens, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#355729 Poetry
By TheSweetestDisposition BRONZE
Los Altos, California
TheSweetestDisposition BRONZE, Los Altos, California
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You&#039;re only as tall as your heart will let you be, and you&#039;re only as small as the world will make you seem.

#355730 Poetry
By Anonymous