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#421021voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I was twelve years old  when the fighting destroyed my family without even a warning I was young and dependent  and he was strong and wise little did i know my dad was...

#421022 Poetry
By Gabriela123 BRONZE
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gabriela123 BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If i cannot remove it, I shall improve it"

#421023 Poetry
By Anonymous
#421024 Poetry
By DeathlyGrace GOLD
Kingwood, Texas
DeathlyGrace GOLD, Kingwood, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m nobody. Who are you? Are you nobody to?&quot;<br /> Emilie Dickinson

#421025 Poetry
By alexxeo GOLD
Saint Helens, Oregon
alexxeo GOLD, Saint Helens, Oregon
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Absence from the ones we love is self from self-- a deadly banishment.&quot; -William Shakespere<br /> <br /> &quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.&quot; -Leonardo De Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Seduce my mind<br /> ...and speak those words to the point of<br /> contradiction.<br /> Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.<br /> Your lips have it down to an<br /> art. Oh, I know I&#039;m in love with<br /> wordplay.<br /> Speak to me,<br /> &#039;til your lips are numb.<br /> We&#039;ll always have pen and paper. &quot; -By Anonymous, Mississauga, Canada

#421026 Poetry
By Wintergrl7 GOLD
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Wintergrl7 GOLD, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
19 articles 3 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.<br /> &mdash;William Arthur Ward<br /> The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.<br /> &mdash;Daniel J. Boorstin

#421027 Poetry
By Anonymous
#421028 Poetry
By Anonymous
#421029 Poetry
By kenzyc_ BRONZE
Simpsonville, South Carolina
kenzyc_ BRONZE, Simpsonville, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Who wants to become a writer? Because its the answer to everything... a reason for living. To note, pin down, build up, create, to be astonished at nothing, cherish the odds, to make a great flower out of this life, even if ts a cactus.&quot; Enid Bagnold

#421030 Poetry
By Tophender BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
Tophender BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
1 article 0 photos 0 comments