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Dirty Nails
By kaleyj SILVER
East Lyme, Connecticut

My fingernails strip. They untie cuticles, and drop polished bubblegum, to the floor. Once a sexy square, they let down their mane of gnawed edges, and tango, through my h...
kaleyj SILVER, East Lyme, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In school, my teacher had us<br /> write down what we wanted to<br /> be when we grew up. I wrote<br /> down &quot;happy&quot;. She told me I<br /> didn&#039;t understand the assignment. <br /> I told her she didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

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Greive
By ShadowAngel2468 SILVER
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
ShadowAngel2468 SILVER, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
7 articles 3 photos 70 comments
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Nature's Blight
By Faesworn BRONZE
Dandridge, Tennessee
Faesworn BRONZE, Dandridge, Tennessee
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never Let Your Fear Decide Your Fate&quot;

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this girl
By libraryghost PLATINUM
Lynnwood, Washington
libraryghost PLATINUM, Lynnwood, Washington
32 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"No one really understands each other. We're all just stuck inside ourselves." Aza, Turtles All the Way Down

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Stealing You Away Tonight
By TheDarkAngelGirl GOLD
Staten Island, New York
TheDarkAngelGirl GOLD, Staten Island, New York
18 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.&quot; <br /> &mdash; O.R. Melling (The Summer King)

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Dancing With The Dark
By skywriter13 SILVER
Washington, District Of Columbia
skywriter13 SILVER, Washington, District Of Columbia
9 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Don&#039;t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.&rdquo;<br /> ― Anton Chekhov<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.&rdquo;<br /> ― Ana&iuml;s Nin

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No More Band-Aids
By mem228 DIAMOND
Attleboro, Massachusetts
mem228 DIAMOND, Attleboro, Massachusetts
80 articles 5 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

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You Took Your Love From Me And I in Acceptance of Death
By Jordan#13 SILVER
Mosca, Colorado
Jordan#13 SILVER, Mosca, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
In order for people to walk on you, you must first be laying down

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Questions
By iluvbagles BRONZE
Middletown, Connecticut
iluvbagles BRONZE, Middletown, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and say what you feel becasue those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.

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Gone Fiahing
By kjauc BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
kjauc BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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