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#20981voted by our readers
By Eshshah PLATINUM
Galloway, New Jersey

We fought in paper armor Slashing with tin foil swords We stabbed and bit and strangled Till we hit the cardboard floor All our days we’d been pretending The garbage was our...
Eshshah PLATINUM, Galloway, New Jersey
32 articles 31 photos 239 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost


#20982 Poetry
By Perkola16276 BRONZE
Six Lakes, Michigan
Perkola16276 BRONZE, Six Lakes, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20983 Poetry
By mperks23 BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan
mperks23 BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20984 Poetry
By srstern18 BRONZE
New Hyde Park, New York
srstern18 BRONZE, New Hyde Park, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20985 Poetry
eternal*sunshine SILVER, Seabrook, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 11 comments
#20986 Poetry
By KylieNicole GOLD
Bakersfield, California
KylieNicole GOLD, Bakersfield, California
13 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
\"Wake up and smell the rain before it sweeps you away, away from all of your dreams building up, away from your beautiful life. Hurry up and enjoy the great drops of shimmer you spread on the world.\" -Me

#20987 Poetry
By Anonymous
#20988 Poetry
By winchester83 GOLD
Sussex, Wisconsin
winchester83 GOLD, Sussex, Wisconsin
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink." -T.S. Elliot

#20989 Poetry
Wordfreak SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.&quot; - Doc Johnson<br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the size of the dog in the fight. It&#039;s the size of the fight in the dog.&quot; -Ivan Moody, FFDP

#20990 Poetry
By lucyj715 SILVER
Saint Ann, Missouri
lucyj715 SILVER, Saint Ann, Missouri
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Wishing is fine to do, but don&#039;t expect it to happen, unless you take a stand and try to MAKE it happen.&quot;