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#387841voted by our readers
By thejanitor BRONZE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

I wrote a poem, but then I erased it I was too scared to face the faces They would have looked at me clueless They wouldn’t understand My poem was about emotions I described...
thejanitor BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The story of life is like the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello goodbye."


#387842 Poetry
By LexxiBeck GOLD
Chicago, Illinois
LexxiBeck GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
12 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Not only have I always had trouble distinguishing between what happened and what merely might have happened, but I remain unconvinced that the distinction, for my purposes, matters.&quot;<br /> -Joan Didion

#387843 Poetry
Sleepless-Rambles PLATINUM, Dunedin, Florida
28 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only one? Shoot.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &mdash; Jonathan Lethem

#387844 Poetry
By SpiralAthlete2020 BRONZE
Berkeley, California
SpiralAthlete2020 BRONZE, Berkeley, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#387845 Poetry
By Anonymous
#387846 Poetry
By MelloDN BRONZE
Richland, Washington
MelloDN BRONZE, Richland, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sein name ist...Jumbie!&quot;

#387847 Poetry
By Rebecca Giglio BRONZE
New City, New York
Rebecca Giglio BRONZE, New City, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#387848 Poetry
By iluvkittehs BRONZE
McDonough, Georgia
iluvkittehs BRONZE, McDonough, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#387849 Poetry
By HolyCannoli BRONZE
Baldwin, New York
HolyCannoli BRONZE, Baldwin, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the end, it&#039;s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.&quot;

#387850 Poetry
By aschlon GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
aschlon GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments