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#81261voted by our readers
By cavetecircenses BRONZE
Richardson, Texas

“Who are you?” You ask. I am the girl from laundry bins, From ballet shoes and tap recitals From moving vans long ago I come from the smell of shoe polish From soft scents o...
cavetecircenses BRONZE, Richardson, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#81262 Poetry
By Kelcie PLATINUM
Rock Valley, Iowa
Kelcie PLATINUM, Rock Valley, Iowa
27 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Without music, life would be a mistake.<br /> <br /> -Friedrich Nietzsche

#81263 Poetry
By Kayleen.Woodcock15 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Kayleen.Woodcock15 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live life like Emma Dalton.

#81264 Poetry
By kaylakoz GOLD
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
kaylakoz GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#81265 Poetry
By KayleeThomas BRONZE
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
KayleeThomas BRONZE, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A kitchen sink to you, is not a kitchen sink to me.&quot;

#81266 Poetry
By writerboy356 GOLD
West Bend, Wisconsin
writerboy356 GOLD, West Bend, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#81267 Poetry
By Distraction DIAMOND
Leesburg, Virginia
Distraction DIAMOND, Leesburg, Virginia
73 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#81268 Poetry
Mystic MAG
By hello.peaches PLATINUM
Greenfield, Massachusetts
hello.peaches PLATINUM, Greenfield, Massachusetts
26 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;i don&#039;t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: i love you as one loves certain dark things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.&quot;<br /> -Pablo Neruda

#81269 Poetry
By tennisislovee34 GOLD
Sterling Heights, Michigan
tennisislovee34 GOLD, Sterling Heights, Michigan
15 articles 3 photos 91 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every moment of your life, you&#039;re writing. Even in your dreams, you&#039;re writing. When you walk the halls in this school you meet various people and you write furiously in your head.&quot; -Frank McCourt

#81270 Poetry
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou