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The Basement
By Cocobean DIAMOND
Brooklyn, New York

It first started out As a little white room, That soon turned an ash-gray, Filled with junk, filled with gloom; The lights barely hanging, The windows all dusty, A web here...
Cocobean DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
70 articles 0 photos 17 comments
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#1442 Poetry
Martyr of the Lake
By hyacinth-girl GOLD
Marlborough, Massachusetts
hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 13 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
‘My candle burns at both ends;<br /> It will not last the night;<br /> But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—<br /> It gives a lovely light!’<br /> -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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#1443 Poetry
Hard Shells
By hezza GOLD
Sabattus, Maine
hezza GOLD, Sabattus, Maine
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#1444 Poetry
The Fear
By OdysseyChild PLATINUM
Clermont, Florida
OdysseyChild PLATINUM, Clermont, Florida
32 articles 3 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am a citizen of the world, an a student of the universe.

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#1445 Poetry
Falling Into Your Ocean
By Anonymous01 PLATINUM
Baldwinsvillle, New York
Anonymous01 PLATINUM, Baldwinsvillle, New York
29 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.&quot;<br /> -Ernest Hemingway

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#1446 Poetry
Night is for Hunting
By albinotiger GOLD
Gloucester, Massachusetts
albinotiger GOLD, Gloucester, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 186 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win&quot;- Stephen King<br /> &ldquo;In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate&rdquo;- Isaac Asimov

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#1447 Poetry
The Ones Who Gave up Eternity for Love MAG
By IsaacR SILVER
San Diego, California
IsaacR SILVER, San Diego, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#1448 Poetry
A Love That Never Ends
By Luv4Ever SILVER
Jacksonville, Florida
Luv4Ever SILVER, Jacksonville, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 199 comments

Favorite Quote:
A miracle is just another name for hard work<br /> -Minho in &quot;To The Beautiful You&quot;

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#1449 Poetry
Overdose
By skylarisdead1 GOLD
Deltona, Florida
skylarisdead1 GOLD, Deltona, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1450 Poetry
VII (Old Sally)
By Jacques BRONZE
Arlington, Massachusetts
Jacques BRONZE, Arlington, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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