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#11271voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I watch as the small hand goes around the clock, My mind wanders and thinks how fast it goes. And as I pay attention, oh my god! It’s 9 o’clock, I have no time to fold my clothe...

#11272 Poetry
By sidewayspants SILVER
Pocahontas, Arkansas
sidewayspants SILVER, Pocahontas, Arkansas
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#11273 Poetry
katielynn21 DIAMOND, Sierra Vista, Arizona
63 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
live as if you'll die tomorrow, dream as if you'll live forever

#11274 Poetry
By skywriter13 SILVER
Washington, District Of Columbia
skywriter13 SILVER, Washington, District Of Columbia
9 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Don&#039;t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.&rdquo;<br /> ― Anton Chekhov<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.&rdquo;<br /> ― Ana&iuml;s Nin

#11275 Poetry
By kate_anne PLATINUM
Cedartown, Georgia
kate_anne PLATINUM, Cedartown, Georgia
41 articles 7 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.<br /> -Stephen King

#11276 Poetry
By ArabellaHadley SILVER
Decatur, Georgia
ArabellaHadley SILVER, Decatur, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am than loved for what I&#039;m not&quot;<br /> ~Kurt Cobain

#11277 Poetry
By LiamPerry BRONZE
MORELAND HILLS, Ohio
LiamPerry BRONZE, MORELAND HILLS, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#11278 Poetry
By myad2949 PLATINUM
Strafford, New Hampshire
myad2949 PLATINUM, Strafford, New Hampshire
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

#11279 Poetry
By Anonymous
#11280 Poetry
By Bruised SILVER
Everett, Massachusetts
Bruised SILVER, Everett, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;no matter how careful you are , there&#039;s going to be the sense you missed something.the collaspe feeling under your skin that you didn&#039;t experince it all. There&#039;s that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments . _annoyumus