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#391981voted by our readers
By Soph7290 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin

  At night, I hear my parents fight after we go another day without food. Mother says, “No money this week means not enough food to go around.” Mo...
Soph7290 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#391982 Poetry
By Anonymous
#391983 Poetry
By Jessie-Mo SILVER
Mo. City, Texas
Jessie-Mo SILVER, Mo. City, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

#391984 Poetry
By BetweenWorks SILVER
Charlotte, North Carolina
BetweenWorks SILVER, Charlotte, North Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
The meaning of life is a question that you have already answered.

#391985 Poetry
By pandagirl312 GOLD
Leawood, Kansas
pandagirl312 GOLD, Leawood, Kansas
19 articles 1 photo 91 comments
#391986 Poetry
By spudbud GOLD
Newton, Kansas
spudbud GOLD, Newton, Kansas
19 articles 4 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Have they not been made such a fool in their squalor?<br /> <br /> For they desired a sign and sought for the wise<br /> <br /> When the precursor of life was right in front of their eyes&quot; - Wolves at the Gate

#391987 Poetry
By poety BRONZE
Dunlap, Illinois
poety BRONZE, Dunlap, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#391988 Poetry
By Anonymous
#391989 Poetry
By JessicaAnne SILVER
Los Angeles, California
JessicaAnne SILVER, Los Angeles, California
7 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t ever waste your days, doing not what you dream to do.&quot;

#391990 Poetry
By monster8669 BRONZE
Chicopee, Massachusetts
monster8669 BRONZE, Chicopee, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t waste your time, or time will waste you.&quot;