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#96221voted by our readers
By whitaker BRONZE
Austin, Texas

I see you standing there. Is it the way you hold yourself, that observant but detached fall of your shoulders, maybe that perceptive stare? Or could it be the shy upturn of your...
whitaker BRONZE, Austin, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The worst crime is faking it." -Kurt Cobain


#96222 Poetry
Kukura DIAMOND, Denver, Colorado
58 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#96223 Poetry
Natural MAG
By EmilyMichelle PLATINUM
Manassas, Virginia
EmilyMichelle PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
33 articles 4 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth.&quot;<br /> - Madeleine L&#039;Engle

#96224 Poetry
By moklyann000 BRONZE
Vancouver, Washington
moklyann000 BRONZE, Vancouver, Washington
4 articles 12 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; If I don&#039;t push you and embarrass you then you won&#039;t grow as a person. You&#039;re not done yet. And if you don&#039;t grow as a person, neither will anyone around you.&quot; - Mr. Moore

#96225 Poetry
By Cattie SILVER
Janesville, Wisconsin
Cattie SILVER, Janesville, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I think we dream so we don&rsquo;t have to be apart for so long. If we&rsquo;re in each other&rsquo;s dreams, we can be together all the time.&rdquo;<br /> ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

#96226 Poetry
By Jordan Parker BRONZE
Flower Mound, Texas
Jordan Parker BRONZE, Flower Mound, Texas
1 article 1 photo 0 comments
#96227 Poetry
By MissMalice BRONZE
Johannesburg, Other
MissMalice BRONZE, Johannesburg, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Feed the madness and it feeds on you.&quot; -Rumple, OUAT

#96228 Poetry
By sam0616 PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
sam0616 PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
23 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can own the earth, and still all you own is earth, until you learn to paint with all the colors of the wind.&quot;

#96229 Poetry
dap_22 BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#96230 Poetry
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By Rachel617 SILVER
Framingham, Massachusetts
Rachel617 SILVER, Framingham, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh...&quot;<br /> &mdash;Jack Kerouac, On the Road