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The Black Hole
By Sutton Smith BRONZE
Auburn, Alabama

This thing, This monster, This demon. Depression. It is a black hole, endless and infinite. It swallows me whole, Shredding my soul. Ripping my body to pieces. Th...
Sutton Smith BRONZE, Auburn, Alabama
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#25582 Poetry
Cold.
By YayyaKhairudin GOLD
Selangor, Other
YayyaKhairudin GOLD, Selangor, Other
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It is the one who won&#039;t be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.&quot;<br /> <br /> ~ Bette Midler

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#25583 Poetry
The Birthday Boy
By FollowingLeader GOLD
Moline, Illinois
FollowingLeader GOLD, Moline, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything stinks till it&#039;s finished,&quot; -Dr. Suess

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#25584 Poetry
We Are Broken
By WordsofaWoman BRONZE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
WordsofaWoman BRONZE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#25585 Poetry
I'm Sorry
By odessasimone GOLD
Mill Valley, California
odessasimone GOLD, Mill Valley, California
15 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If there&#039;s a book that you want to read, but it hasn&#039;t been written yet, then you must write it.&rdquo; <br /> ― Toni Morrison

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#25586 Poetry
LOST
By Anonymous
#25587 Poetry
the mechanic
By ApproachingNirvana GOLD
Burlington, Kansas
ApproachingNirvana GOLD, Burlington, Kansas
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you&#039;re dead.&quot; - Irish Drinking Toast

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#25588 Poetry
Master's Plan
By ComputerKnerd PLATINUM
Richmond, Virginia
ComputerKnerd PLATINUM, Richmond, Virginia
26 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The friend in my adversity I shall always treasure most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity&rdquo;<br /> - Ulysses S. Grant

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#25589 Poetry
our mass grave
By leftblank SILVER
Essex, Other
leftblank SILVER, Essex, Other
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;I don&#039;t hate people. I just feel better when they aren&#039;t around.&#039; - Charles Bukowski

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#25590 Poetry
Understanding What is Not Understandable
By stagemaven10 BRONZE
Cohasset, Massachusetts
stagemaven10 BRONZE, Cohasset, Massachusetts
1 article 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. &quot;<br /> -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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