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#12971voted by our readers
By natalie_v BRONZE
Dallas, Texas

Our defenses for the last monthIn our little town have been depleted.Our water supply worse.The side river dusts itself with fogAnd behind it your figureHaunts our brainAnd terrors...
natalie_v BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
“The role of the poet, beginning with my own childhood experience, is to deserve the trust of people who know that what you do is work with words.”- June Jordan


#12972 Poetry
By Anonymous
#12973 Poetry
By Anonymous
#12974 Poetry
By RobynLee BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
RobynLee BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

ImJustAGirl328 BRONZE,
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Favorite Quote:
"If you stay on the sidelines of the here and now, your future will only ever be a pale version of a dream you never had the courage to experience." -Mia (character from the Summer of Skinny Dipping)

#12977 Poetry
By nickykens ELITE
Draper, Utah
nickykens ELITE, Draper, Utah
134 articles 2 photos 85 comments
#12978 Poetry
By bookwormK BRONZE
Greenville, South Carolina
bookwormK BRONZE, Greenville, South Carolina
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#12979 Poetry
By AmateurInkwell DIAMOND
Middleburgh, New York
AmateurInkwell DIAMOND, Middleburgh, New York
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#12980 Poetry
By Anonymous