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#366691voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The contrast between the golden shine of my youth and the blackness of this tainted crow perched firmly on my shoulder can no longer be ignored. How paradoxical are we as br...

#366692 Poetry
By sadie long BRONZE
Tonasket, Washington
sadie long BRONZE, Tonasket, Washington
1 article 3 photos 0 comments
#366693 Poetry
By Jenshu GOLD
Houston, Texas
Jenshu GOLD, Houston, Texas
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I want to do it because I want to do it!" - Amelia Earhart

#366694 Poetry
By BigFatty BRONZE
Mesa, Arizona
BigFatty BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#366695 Poetry
By KaylaMarie93 BRONZE
Saint Peters, Missouri
KaylaMarie93 BRONZE, Saint Peters, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#366696 Poetry
By Alli_Catz7 GOLD
La Quinta, California
Alli_Catz7 GOLD, La Quinta, California
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.<br /> - Ralph Waldo Emerson <br /> The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.<br /> - Unknown <br /> They can because they think they can.<br /> -Virgil<br /> The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.<br /> Aristotle Onassis

#366697 Poetry
By sharkie GOLD
Singapore, Other
sharkie GOLD, Singapore, Other
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;That was his mistake right there. Writers aren&#039;t supposed to be vulnerably bare and ardently honest; we&#039;re supposed to be ironic, offhand, self-deprecating, deflectingly clever, stingingly derisive, and act as if we&#039;re all in this apart.&quot;

#366698 Poetry
Adnama_Lenora BRONZE, Springfield, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#366699 Poetry
By Bubba14 BRONZE
Riggins, Idaho
Bubba14 BRONZE, Riggins, Idaho
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#366700 Poetry
By KMG28 SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
KMG28 SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
8 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than I