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#5671voted by our readers
waiting on a subway at night
By per PLATINUM
Spartanburg, South Carolina

pearly nude lips,pillars in amber light coating.between spackles of light, sharp shattering nailsscraped along the pearls, edging closer. a humid air hangsfrom a burlap cord, twist...
per PLATINUM, Spartanburg, South Carolina
40 articles 11 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am not young enough to know everything" - Oscar Wilde

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#5672 Poetry
Heartthrob
By Sarah_Gil PLATINUM
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Sarah_Gil PLATINUM, Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
44 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#5673 Poetry
Distracted
By call_me_joe95 BRONZE
Goshen, Ohio
call_me_joe95 BRONZE, Goshen, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#5674 Poetry
Where I'm From
By avruss BRONZE
Marion, Iowa
avruss BRONZE, Marion, Iowa
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#5675 Poetry
Foolish Bliss
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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#5676 Poetry
Misery
By U21 BRONZE
Shanghai, Other
U21 BRONZE, Shanghai, Other
1 article 1 photo 0 comments
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#5677 Poetry
My Story
By RoseAmore GOLD
Austin, Texas
RoseAmore GOLD, Austin, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Rejoice! The broken are the more evolved! Rejoice!&quot; -Split (2016)<br /> &quot;Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.&quot; -Pablo Piscasso

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#5678 Poetry
Right Now
By Sarahx15 PLATINUM
Brandon, South Dakota
Sarahx15 PLATINUM, Brandon, South Dakota
22 articles 8 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Someday everything will make perfect sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason." - Art Thomas

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#5679 Poetry
Take Away
By Bmahoney116 GOLD
Ballston Spa, New York
Bmahoney116 GOLD, Ballston Spa, New York
12 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I&#039;m possible&quot;-Audrey Hepburn

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#5680 Poetry
Gravitone Delle Mie Poesie (Graviton of My Poems) MAG
By abhilipsa BRONZE
Bhubaneswar, Other
abhilipsa BRONZE, Bhubaneswar, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? <br /> <br /> -Mary Oliver

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