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#377671voted by our readers
By Anonymous

We were frozen Our hands up on our heads Our jaws dropped and eyes wide We were statues Out breathe held in the air Out voices silent as stone We were in shock The buzzer ra...

#377672 Poetry
By melinda1995 BRONZE
Mattoon, Illinois
melinda1995 BRONZE, Mattoon, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#377673 Poetry
By Anonymous
#377674 Poetry
By Lili_321 BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
Lili_321 BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#377675 Poetry
By Anonymous
#377676 Poetry
By Speedyloris GOLD
Seattle, Washington
Speedyloris GOLD, Seattle, Washington
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken"

#377677 Poetry
By StarryRoss GOLD
Albuquerque, New Mexico
StarryRoss GOLD, Albuquerque, New Mexico
19 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing is the socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." -E.L. Doctorow

#377678 Poetry
By MackenzieDavis SILVER
Bumpass, Virginia
MackenzieDavis SILVER, Bumpass, Virginia
5 articles 3 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."— Sarah Dessen

#377679 Poetry
By The_Introvert PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
The_Introvert PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
36 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
“She seems so cool, so focused, so quiet, yet her eyes remain fixed upon the horizon. You think you know all there is to know about her immediately upon meeting her, but everything you think you know is wrong. Passion flows through her like a river."

#377680 Poetry
By Anonymous