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#477251voted by our readers
Roaches
By AlyssaCo SILVER
Clive, Iowa

Insanity tugs on my arm with fear on its other side multiplying down the infinite line like roaches Crawling closer to me as the crazy holds my arm squeezing harder and de...
AlyssaCo SILVER, Clive, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" -Franz Kafka

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#477252 Poetry
The battle
By THEPOETICPOET BRONZE
Syracuse, New York
THEPOETICPOET BRONZE, Syracuse, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"don't let anyone defy you, let your poetry defy you as a person."

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#477253 Poetry
A Hundred and Fifty-Five Pages
By TabbyisactuallySatan PLATINUM
Parma Heights, Ohio
TabbyisactuallySatan PLATINUM, Parma Heights, Ohio
29 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#477254 Poetry
always, i will
By shivasfire PLATINUM
Ashland, Oregon
shivasfire PLATINUM, Ashland, Oregon
20 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will never let schooling interfere with my education.&quot; (-forgot who it&#039;s by though)<br /> also &quot;When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.&quot;-Jimi Hendrix

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#477255 Poetry
In A World Full of Darkness, Why Aren't We Shining?
By RockerChick PLATINUM
Richland, Georgia
RockerChick PLATINUM, Richland, Georgia
22 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All girls should be told they&#039;re pretty, even if they&#039;re not&quot; -Marilyn Monroe

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#477256 Poetry
You're the Moon
By IridescentWords SILVER
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
IridescentWords SILVER, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You want to escape the confusion that you see before you. I tell you, you will never be able to escape the outer confusion unless, and until, you have escaped the inner confusion. And the inner confusion is your continuous doubt-indulgence.&quot; - Sri

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#477257 Poetry
Lost by Dawn
By invisible.ink.pen PLATINUM
Pacific, Missouri
invisible.ink.pen PLATINUM, Pacific, Missouri
30 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them,&quot;<br /> -Kahlil Gibran

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#477258 Poetry
Dont Deserve Better
By Beebe98 GOLD
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Beebe98 GOLD, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

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#477259 Poetry
Reflection on Relapse
By Anonymous
#477260 Poetry
The sun
By lauren_pup BRONZE
Henderson, Nevada
lauren_pup BRONZE, Henderson, Nevada
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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