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#476591voted by our readers
By liz975 SILVER
Hollis, New Hampshire

Faint marks of pen still stain the rough surface. Tiny lines, criss-crossing, never following the same path. Pink skin, whitening over bent knuckles and clutching fingers...
liz975 SILVER, Hollis, New Hampshire
5 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go out and do it. The world needs people who are alive."


#476592 Poetry
By StarSkye BRONZE
Sparks, Nevada
StarSkye BRONZE, Sparks, Nevada
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#476593 Poetry
By aveawave GOLD
Woolwich, New Jersey
aveawave GOLD, Woolwich, New Jersey
10 articles 1 photo 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be the angel you're sworn to be: spread your wings and fly" :)

#476594 Poetry
M_IML DIAMOND, Ganei Tikva, Other
78 articles 0 photos 61 comments
#476595 Poetry
DINOMONKEYRAWR BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm sorry but I'm not here to please you."

#476596 Poetry
By kierstonlm BRONZE
Destrehan, Louisiana
kierstonlm BRONZE, Destrehan, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everyone wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but to have a rainbow you must have a little rain." ~Zion Lee

#476597 Poetry
By kiraelliott BRONZE
La Mesa, California
kiraelliott BRONZE, La Mesa, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#476598 Poetry
By OurVoices PLATINUM
Merrimac, Massachusetts
OurVoices PLATINUM, Merrimac, Massachusetts
31 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are" - e.e. cummings

#476599 Poetry
By Anonymous
#476600 Poetry
By Anonymous