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#37951voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The show begins, the curtain rises, and everyone poses for the audience to see. They immediately pick out the prettiest, the ugliest, the loudest, the shiest, the most awkward, the...

#37952 Poetry
By Anonymous
#37953 Poetry
By Butterfly458 PLATINUM
Claymont, Delaware
Butterfly458 PLATINUM, Claymont, Delaware
21 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Life is short, Art is long. Don't rush your creativity. The longer it takes the better it'll be. It took me almost a month to write my poem "The posionious apple pie".

AmandaElizabeth PLATINUM, Fulton, Kentucky
48 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

#37955 Poetry
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London

#37956 Poetry
By JuanGee BRONZE
Kansas City, Missouri
JuanGee BRONZE, Kansas City, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t be fooled by the halo, remember the devil was once an angel.&quot;

#37957 Poetry
By Anonymous
#37958 Poetry
By Anonymous
#37959 Poetry
By Paul Troost BRONZE
Grandville, Michigan
Paul Troost BRONZE, Grandville, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 3 comments
#37960 Poetry
By courageouslittlewarrior BRONZE
Windsor, Pennsylvania
courageouslittlewarrior BRONZE, Windsor, Pennsylvania
4 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You must be the change you wish to see in the world.&rdquo; -Ghandi