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By Panirap SILVER
Plano, Texas

Dear Grandson I lie in the wake of sleep, and dwell on the tainted lines of sadness. I am gone my dear.. from the world And from the sea that holds me still… I send this en...
Panirap SILVER, Plano, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
An old friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a dead body. - Jim Hayes


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By 14MNKMizzu1 GOLD
Columbia, Missouri
14MNKMizzu1 GOLD, Columbia, Missouri
19 articles 0 photos 27 comments

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We dont read poetry becuase it's cute, we read poetry becuase we'r part of the human race- Dead Poet's Soceity

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By MaggieElaine GOLD
Los Alamos, California
MaggieElaine GOLD, Los Alamos, California
11 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As I hide behind these books I read, while scribbling my poetry,<br /> like art could save a wretch like me, with some ideal ideology that no one can hope to achieve.<br /> And I am never real; it is just a sketch of me.<br /> And everything I made is trite and cheap and a waste of paint, of tape, of time.&quot; - Bright Eyes

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By EnigmaticBeing PLATINUM
Santa Barbara, California
EnigmaticBeing PLATINUM, Santa Barbara, California
22 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.&#039;<br /> James A. Baldwin

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By Elisabeth Edokwe BRONZE
Princeton, New Jersey
Elisabeth Edokwe BRONZE, Princeton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By merelyacitizen DIAMOND
Waynesville, North Carolina
merelyacitizen DIAMOND, Waynesville, North Carolina
64 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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By introducingshelby GOLD
San Diego, California
introducingshelby GOLD, San Diego, California
15 articles 1 photo 139 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they go right, and things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot;<br /> -Marilyn Monroe

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By Sabiha SILVER
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sabiha SILVER, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else&#039;s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.&rdquo; -Oscar Wilde

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By Akua_B GOLD
Easton, Pennsylvania
Akua_B GOLD, Easton, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For, me, it&#039;s easy. Just close your eyes. And fly.&quot;

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By Reader101 PLATINUM
Amarillo, Texas
Reader101 PLATINUM, Amarillo, Texas
42 articles 4 photos 135 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re all pretty bizarre, some of us are just better at hiding it.&quot; -Andrew Clark(The Breakfast Club)<br /> <br /> &quot;Lack of format? Not possible in my opinion. Writing is an art, therefore you do you what you want.&quot; -b_gomez114