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By PlainJane GOLD
Notown, Wisconsin

Before addressing anything, I'd like to say that I fully understand the intent of your writing prompt: I'm supposed to evaluate something that most people around me don&#...
PlainJane GOLD, Notown, Wisconsin
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...understand that the heart is as vast and wide as the universe, but that we come to know love best from here, this place of gravity and stability, where our feet can still touch ground.


Juan Pablo Coral BRONZE, Quito, Other
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stephspillius SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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By Africa McLeod BRONZE
Mableton, Georgia
Africa McLeod BRONZE, Mableton, Georgia
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By Nei Joanidhi BRONZE
Flushing, New York
Nei Joanidhi BRONZE, Flushing, New York
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By stadz95 BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
stadz95 BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
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By Isibeal19 PLATINUM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Isibeal19 PLATINUM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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*Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain.*

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makayla_raye BRONZE, Spring Lake, Michigan
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"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." Edgar Allan Poe

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By Grace Dzina BRONZE
New York, New York
Grace Dzina BRONZE, New York, New York
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By Awilkins4302 BRONZE
Lafayette, Colorado
Awilkins4302 BRONZE, Lafayette, Colorado
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Looked down from a broken sky<br /> Traced out by the city lights<br /> My world from a mile high<br /> Best seat in the house tonight<br /> Touched down on the cold black top<br /> Hold on for the sudden stop<br /> Breathe in the familiar shock<br /> Of confusion<br /> And chaos