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#47421voted by our readers
By Anonymous

   Two dim bulbs cast a hazy orange lightfrom the branches of the pole lamp in the corner of the button room. One brown box with serrated cardboard edgesstood outin...

#47422 Poetry
By StephieBear SILVER
Bolingbrook, Illinois
StephieBear SILVER, Bolingbrook, Illinois
9 articles 37 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Your imperfections are what makes you stand out from the rest.&quot;<br /> Quote by: Stephanie Dutton

#47423 Poetry
By Wellington BRONZE
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wellington BRONZE, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits. <br /> Richard M. Nixon

#47424 Poetry
By 9786hn SILVER
Rosemount, Minnesota
9786hn SILVER, Rosemount, Minnesota
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the trees. The boys don&#039;t want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground that aren&#039;t as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think there is something wrong with them, when, in reality, they are amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who&#039;s brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.

#47425 Poetry
By Michelle Ma BRONZE
Corona, California
Michelle Ma BRONZE, Corona, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#47426 Poetry
By AshPash BRONZE
Apache Junction, Arizona
AshPash BRONZE, Apache Junction, Arizona
2 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.&quot; -Unknown

#47427 Poetry
By Cat521 SILVER
Berwick, Maine
Cat521 SILVER, Berwick, Maine
6 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Think, before you speak. Know, before you react. Love, before you hate. There is far too much anger and hatred in the world for you to be the cause of anymore.&quot;

#47428 Poetry
Missy35 SILVER, Logan, Ohio
5 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never expect. Never assume.<br /> Never ask. And never demand.<br /> Jut let it be. if it&#039;s meant to be, it will happen.

#47429 Poetry
By KatandMargot BRONZE
Boston, Massachusetts
KatandMargot BRONZE, Boston, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#47430 Poetry
By Lydiah DIAMOND
Manhattan Beach, California
Lydiah DIAMOND, Manhattan Beach, California
66 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;beauty is truth, truth beauty&quot; - john keats