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#3311voted by our readers
Wilting Naturally.
By FakeYourDeath BRONZE
Marion, Ohio

Love is a long running machine But eventually sputters out and dies Age kills in between But no one is the wiser Beauty lasts as long as a morning, Age takes that too But...
FakeYourDeath BRONZE, Marion, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Art is the proper task of life - Friedrich Nietzsche

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#3312 Poetry
The Ring's Power Over Me
By lipglosser PLATINUM
Merrimack, New Hampshire
lipglosser PLATINUM, Merrimack, New Hampshire
22 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." -Khalil Gibran

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#3313 Poetry
Forget Me Never
By nickykens ELITE
Draper, Utah
nickykens ELITE, Draper, Utah
134 articles 2 photos 85 comments
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#3314 Poetry
The Communist's Swansong
By ews297 BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
ews297 BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#3315 Poetry
One, Two, Three
By jessie_james SILVER
Taos, New Mexico
jessie_james SILVER, Taos, New Mexico
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you might not end up where you thought youd be, but you always end up where you ment to be.&quot;- ?<br /> &quot;shoot for the moon even if you miss youll land among the stars&quot;-?

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#3316 Poetry
Diamond
By writergirly GOLD
Preston, Other
writergirly GOLD, Preston, Other
19 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.&quot;<br /> - Anonymous

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#3317 Poetry
Little Girl
By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.

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#3318 Poetry
Dancing with a Stranger
By EAR_SAP GOLD
Thomasville, North Carolina
EAR_SAP GOLD, Thomasville, North Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Empty your mind, be formless&hellip; shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend&hellip;&rdquo;

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#3319 Poetry
Unforgiving Streets
By Claire_Eliza26 GOLD
Traverse City, Michigan
Claire_Eliza26 GOLD, Traverse City, Michigan
19 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
They tell us, &quot;destroy what destroys you&quot; and then they get mad when we hurt ourselves

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#3320 Poetry
I'm Waiting
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

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