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#420631voted by our readers
Fear ain't pretty
By laxgirl06 ELITE
Cheshire, Connecticut

Awkward glances from across the room, a quiet stranger looks at you. Uncontrollable, rapid shaking of your legs, bite your lip in angst. And all at once you feel the wetnes...
laxgirl06 ELITE, Cheshire, Connecticut
113 articles 0 photos 21 comments
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#420632 Poetry
(Sleep paralysis)
By StarryGrunge BRONZE
New Castle, Indiana
StarryGrunge BRONZE, New Castle, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I&#039;m neurotic as hell. I&#039;ll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days.&rdquo; <br /> ~ by Sylvia Plath, (from The Bell Jar)

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#420633 Poetry
Silence
By Charles Chansa GOLD
Lusaka, Other
Charles Chansa GOLD, Lusaka, Other
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#420634 Poetry
Loneliness
By MichaelPHerrera BRONZE
Bronx, New York
MichaelPHerrera BRONZE, Bronx, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world. (Mahatma Gandhi)

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#420635 Poetry
Reflections
By PhalenSchuyler BRONZE
Clarksville, Maryland
PhalenSchuyler BRONZE, Clarksville, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#420636 Poetry
Where R They
By TrishAngel BRONZE
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
TrishAngel BRONZE, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#420637 Poetry
Darkness and Light
By Pariash BRONZE
Findlay, Illinois
Pariash BRONZE, Findlay, Illinois
4 articles 1 photo 3 comments
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#420638 Poetry
The Mask of Pain
By MizzNera GOLD
Inman, South Carolina
MizzNera GOLD, Inman, South Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent- Eleanor Roosevelt

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#420639 Poetry
Just A Man
By AliceLevene BRONZE
Vancouver, Other
AliceLevene BRONZE, Vancouver, Other
1 article 27 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after<br /> - Mark Twain

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#420640 Poetry
Nice Guy Philosophy
By BromanticBacon BRONZE
Milton, Massachusetts
BromanticBacon BRONZE, Milton, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.&quot; <br /> - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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