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I sit in the dimmed auditorium of my high school, peering up at the students on the stage with a boulder in my stomach. Clutching the three pages of my poem in my sweaty palms, I t...

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By quonokontaug SILVER
Wellesley, Massachusetts
quonokontaug SILVER, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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"I think, therefore I am". ~Descartes

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By fallawaybroken SILVER
Yardley, Pennsylvania
fallawaybroken SILVER, Yardley, Pennsylvania
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"When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed."-John Green

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By Alexisnramsey BRONZE
Maplewood, Missouri
Alexisnramsey BRONZE, Maplewood, Missouri
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By Flyfreeskyline BRONZE
Traverse City, Michigan
Flyfreeskyline BRONZE, Traverse City, Michigan
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&quot;The body says quit, but the mind says NEVER!&quot;<br /> &quot;Not all who wander are lost&quot;<br /> &quot;Never laugh at live dragons&quot;

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truecontradictions BRONZE, New Hope, Pennsylvania
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elmontsenior12 BRONZE, Elmont, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;All men must go through hell to reach his paradise&quot;

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By Kasey Send BRONZE
Sussex, Wisconsin
Kasey Send BRONZE, Sussex, Wisconsin
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