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Vampire
By Sierra Davenport SILVER
Donald, Oregon

Step into darkness To escape the burning acid, Of the sun’s oncoming rays. To stay hidden among the shadows. Is a life half-lived. For a life among the sun’s rays, Would be a...
Sierra Davenport SILVER, Donald, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#399832 Poetry
Ode to Uncle Donny
By ChicaHUHH?! SILVER
Frazer, Pennsylvania
ChicaHUHH?! SILVER, Frazer, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."- Winston S. Churchill

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#399833 Poetry
Balance of the World
By Shaunyboy94 GOLD
Novato, California
Shaunyboy94 GOLD, Novato, California
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.&quot;--Carl Sandburg<br /> <br /> &quot;If you can laugh at yourself loud and hard every time you fall, people will think you&#039;re drunk.&quot;--Conan O&#039; Brien

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#399834 Poetry
Enough
By paigelovestheatre SILVER
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
paigelovestheatre SILVER, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.&quot; ~William Dement<br /> <br /> &quot;Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.&quot;<br /> ~Albert Einstein

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#399835 Poetry
Stronger
By mymindspoken SILVER
San Diego, California
mymindspoken SILVER, San Diego, California
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.&rdquo; George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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#399836 Poetry
Black Crystals
By Anonymous
#399837 Poetry
Transition
By JaQuan Neal BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
JaQuan Neal BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#399838 Poetry
Classified
By MoandBrowniegirl SILVER
Toronto, Other
MoandBrowniegirl SILVER, Toronto, Other
7 articles 3 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul; dig deep, for every dream preceeds the goal.&quot;

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#399839 Poetry
Dear Daddy
By Midkinght-Warrior BRONZE
Erie, Pennsylvania
Midkinght-Warrior BRONZE, Erie, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Experience the most brutal of teachers but you learn My god you learn<br /> <br /> <br /> -CS Lewis

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#399840 Poetry
What is This Feeling?
By NMazz99 BRONZE
Baltimore, Maryland
NMazz99 BRONZE, Baltimore, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
If at first you don&#039;t succeed, then you&#039;r in good company.<br /> &quot;Do not be as slaves, who serve their master for the sake of reward. Rather, be as slaves who serve their master not for the sake of reward. And the fear of Heaven should be upon you.&quot; (Pirkei Avot)

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