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By abbystartsriots SILVER
Turner, Maine

My eyes can’t adjust to this light. Dissonance. The acoustics are all wrong in this dim place. Heavy, slow transition pulses in the skin beneath my eyes. I’m trying to rub you out....
abbystartsriots SILVER, Turner, Maine
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"They sicken of the calm who know the storm." (Dorothy Parker)


Poetry
By TheContentedWanderer94 GOLD
Tallahassee, Florida
TheContentedWanderer94 GOLD, Tallahassee, Florida
18 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.<br /> - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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By Sam_Wolfe SILVER
Staten Island, New York
Sam_Wolfe SILVER, Staten Island, New York
7 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass. It&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.&quot;

Poetry
By lizzy1002 GOLD
Palm Bay, Florida
lizzy1002 GOLD, Palm Bay, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; I rather die for somthing then live for nothing&quot;-Unknown

Poetry
By autumnsporty BRONZE
Richmond, Virginia
autumnsporty BRONZE, Richmond, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m more afraid of what will happen if I don&#039;t struggle, than what will happen if I do.&quot; - Assata Shakur

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By Akila_M. GOLD
Greensboro, North Carolina
Akila_M. GOLD, Greensboro, North Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dancing is the soul having happy convulsions.&quot; - Akila

Poetry
By Akila_M. GOLD
Greensboro, North Carolina
Akila_M. GOLD, Greensboro, North Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dancing is the soul having happy convulsions.&quot; - Akila

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By snoopy4me PLATINUM
Sandy Hook, Connecticut
snoopy4me PLATINUM, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
22 articles 69 photos 124 comments
Poetry
By Akila_M. GOLD
Greensboro, North Carolina
Akila_M. GOLD, Greensboro, North Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dancing is the soul having happy convulsions.&quot; - Akila

Poetry
By FromThe603 BRONZE
Houston, Texas
FromThe603 BRONZE, Houston, Texas
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We don&rsquo;t live, we just survive&rdquo;