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Continuously Beating
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida

The second-hand ticks, The minute-hand spins. I watch as my life Steadily slips away into the tender draft.   An hour goes by, Then a day, A week, a month, And eventual...
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

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#16482 Poetry
bug town
By amares813 SILVER
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
amares813 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”<br /> <br /> ― Eugene V. Debs, Debs

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#16483 Poetry
Gloria MAG
By HollyHe SILVER
Morristown, New Jersey
HollyHe SILVER, Morristown, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#16484 Poetry
I Want to Be
By lindley-riekel GOLD
Midlothian, Virginia
lindley-riekel GOLD, Midlothian, Virginia
13 articles 38 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
There never was a good war, nor a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin

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#16485 Poetry
Lost in Agony
By rach1011 BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
rach1011 BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

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#16486 Poetry
Just a Girl
By BrianaK BRONZE
Waterford, Wisconsin
BrianaK BRONZE, Waterford, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Keep Believing&quot;

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#16487 Poetry
Still There
By Yaya21 GOLD
Columbus, Ohio
Yaya21 GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
15 articles 1 photo 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
love and death what it is dont stop in fear, love yall ba, leave please, danger is reality, dont controll the feelin then y keep having it. hurt and pain is all part of life. life is too short to waste. believe what u believe in. love is a passion

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#16488 Poetry
Winter Melody
By Writerrrrr BRONZE
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Writerrrrr BRONZE, Center Valley, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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#16489 Poetry
sharp memories cut like knives
By addy.74 SILVER
Austin, Texas
addy.74 SILVER, Austin, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the end, we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.&quot; -MLK

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#16490 Poetry
When I Was Young...
By brittanyolep BRONZE
Ormond Beach, Florida
brittanyolep BRONZE, Ormond Beach, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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