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#84871voted by our readers
By alfonso7121 BRONZE
Cicero, Illinois

The house was empty I had no one to hang out with, Then the moving truck arrived, I remember saying “I hope they’re not as bad as the old man next door.” They talked to my...
alfonso7121 BRONZE, Cicero, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#84872 Poetry
By Cwiese SILVER
Pewaukee , Wisconsin
Cwiese SILVER, Pewaukee , Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#84873 Poetry
By Anonymous
#84874 Poetry
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

#84875 Poetry
Inevitable_Anxiety BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Christian, you may see me only as a drunken, vice-ridden gnome whose friends are just pimps and girls from the brothels. But I know about art and love, if only because I long for it with every fiber of my being." -Tousle-Lautrec

#84876 Poetry
By KristinC PLATINUM
Cupertino, California
KristinC PLATINUM, Cupertino, California
27 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.&quot;<br /> -F.Scott Fitzgerald, the Great Gatsby<br /> <br /> &quot;To write it, it took three months; to conceive it three minutes; to collect the data in it all my life.&quot;<br /> -F. Scott Fitzgerald

#84877 Poetry
By BrennanC BRONZE
Glendale, Arizona
BrennanC BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
To thyself be true

#84878 Poetry
By KristenNoel ELITE
Mooresville, North Carolina
KristenNoel ELITE, Mooresville, North Carolina
134 articles 0 photos 27 comments
#84879 Poetry
By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

#84880 Poetry
Swimmergirl101 GOLD, Rolla, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be Happy. It&#039;s one way of being wise&quot; - Collette