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#371241voted by our readers
A Letter From Teddy
By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

If I could scare away the monsters with only a match, I’d drive them out of every city using a single catch. No zombies or ghost, nor fathomless host would ever hurt you my dea...
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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#371242 Poetry
Reassurance MAG
By gracie1197 GOLD
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
gracie1197 GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#371243 Poetry
A Glimpse of Paradise
By Merdi SILVER
Plymouth, Michigan
Merdi SILVER, Plymouth, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.<br /> -Calvin and Hobbes

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#371244 Poetry
You. And. Me.
By careless1021 BRONZE
Bellmore, New York
careless1021 BRONZE, Bellmore, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be you. Be what you want. And then become unbreakable.&quot;

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#371245 Poetry
The Color of Emptiness
By ArtemisL BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas
ArtemisL BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#371246 Poetry
Labeled.
By Sara Kobus BRONZE
Middletown, Delaware
Sara Kobus BRONZE, Middletown, Delaware
2 articles 4 photos 0 comments
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#371247 Poetry
Encephalon Domain: Spark
By Ogeechee GOLD
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Ogeechee GOLD, Bridgeton, New Jersey
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#371248 Poetry
Away From This Place
By TimeCouldStopMe BRONZE
Salmon, Idaho
TimeCouldStopMe BRONZE, Salmon, Idaho
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I know that life is busy and hard, and that there&rsquo;s a crushing pressure to just settle down and get a real job and khaki pants and a haircut. But don&rsquo;t. Please don&rsquo;t. Please keep believing that life can be better, brighter, broader, because of the art that you make. Please keep demonstrating the courage that it takes to swim upstream in a world that prefers putting away for retirement to putting pen to paper, that chooses practicality over poetry, that values you more for going to the gym than going to the deepest places in your soul. Please keep making art for people like me, people who need the magic and imagination and honesty of great art to make the day-to-day world a little more bearable. And if, for whatever reason, you&rsquo;ve stopped&ndash; stopped believing in your voice, stopped fighting to find the time&ndash;start today. - Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines<br /> <br /> &quot;And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.&quot;<br /> -Nietzsche<br /> <br /> &quot;You were born crying, so die smiling.&quot;

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#371249 Poetry
False Worship
By PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
20 articles 1 photo 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have not even begun to scratch the surface of how important your life means to not only me, [y]our friends and [y]our family, but your life, which is a gift for the world that is waiting for you.&quot; - Brent Smith.

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#371250 Poetry
Turning back on regrets
By FelicityMarie SILVER
Kingsbury, Texas
FelicityMarie SILVER, Kingsbury, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are what you live for&quot;

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