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#17421voted by our readers
Stricken
By Emily.L GOLD
Gilbert, Arizona

Strike one. The light in the child's eyes Diminished to a dull glow. His rosy cheeks, streaked with tears, Are two shades brighter than before. "Stop that crying, bo...
Emily.L GOLD, Gilbert, Arizona
10 articles 12 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something. " -Sarah Dessen

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#17422 Poetry
I Miss Everything
By littleburk BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas
littleburk BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17423 Poetry
Padding
By haenalee SILVER
Cresskill, New Jersey
haenalee SILVER, Cresskill, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Begin at the beginning." -Brave New World/Alice in Wonderland

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#17424 Poetry
Symphony of a Sinner
By mugscent GOLD
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
mugscent GOLD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trust me, I'm a doctor.<br /> -David Tennant

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#17425 Poetry
since then, again
By Distraction DIAMOND
Leesburg, Virginia
Distraction DIAMOND, Leesburg, Virginia
73 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17426 Poetry
Now I have.
By MrAbyss PLATINUM
Cincinnati, Ohio
MrAbyss PLATINUM, Cincinnati, Ohio
41 articles 15 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Normality is a paved road, but no flowers grow on it.” -Vincent Van Gogh

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#17427 Poetry
Veteran
By HannahBean BRONZE
Kissimmee, Florida
HannahBean BRONZE, Kissimmee, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.&quot;<br /> John Jakes

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#17428 Poetry
Pleasure and Pain
By SophiaD11 PLATINUM
Kissimmee, Florida
SophiaD11 PLATINUM, Kissimmee, Florida
23 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.&quot;-Salvador Dali

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#17429 Poetry
A Mother and Daughter's Bond
By MiNNiE_ME BRONZE
Coral Springs, Florida
MiNNiE_ME BRONZE, Coral Springs, Florida
2 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.&quot;<br /> -St. Augustine

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#17430 Poetry
War-paint
By DeusExMachina SILVER
Reading, Pennsylvania
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
7 articles 6 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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