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By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Dad asks me to get milk from the corner store, hands me the change. I count it, put it in the pocket of my jacket. Unzip the pocket, hold the silver coins in my warm hands...
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We know what we are, but not what we may be" - Shakespeare


#392 Poetry
By micshea99 PLATINUM
Matthews, North Carolina
micshea99 PLATINUM, Matthews, North Carolina
47 articles 0 photos 72 comments
#393 Poetry
By Islingr BRONZE
Springfield, Illinois
Islingr BRONZE, Springfield, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"When the son goes down, I arise"

#394 Poetry
By Prathap PLATINUM
Bangalore, Other
Prathap PLATINUM, Bangalore, Other
23 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
All's fair in love and war. Everyone loves everyone else, and the whole world is at war. So anything that you do is fair... break a girl's heart and tell me that, I'll believe you.

GingerMonk PLATINUM, Lowell, Michigan
20 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity...&quot;<br /> -Edgar Allen Poe

#396 Poetry
By asugar98 BRONZE
Amherst, New York
asugar98 BRONZE, Amherst, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#397 Poetry
By grasslova GOLD
Highland, Utah
grasslova GOLD, Highland, Utah
19 articles 43 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you learn to die, you learn to live - Morrie

#398 Poetry
By Garrett1.carrot PLATINUM
Enterprise, Utah
Garrett1.carrot PLATINUM, Enterprise, Utah
26 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just YELL chicken... or butterfly&quot;

#399 Poetry
By cynthiaibrahim GOLD
Corona, California
cynthiaibrahim GOLD, Corona, California
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.&quot; -Pablo Picasso

#400 Poetry
By AddisoMLeo GOLD
Crest Hill, Illinois
AddisoMLeo GOLD, Crest Hill, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Such a cruel boy. Telling me to dream one more time. I thought I was satisfied because my dream had come true... And I&#039;d told myself it was enough... Yet here you are, watering this withered heart again.&quot;