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#9271voted by our readers
By Anonymous

With your booted, laced-up foot Scuttling that lump of lust and rage down a dusty road of unpaved dilemmas Will get you nowhere fast Have you forgotten the cadence of it all? Th...

#9272 Poetry
By TubaLady DIAMOND
Athens, Michigan
TubaLady DIAMOND, Athens, Michigan
89 articles 2 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK. ' The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings"

#9273 Poetry
By Livala94 BRONZE
Hillsboro, Ohio
Livala94 BRONZE, Hillsboro, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
She can paint a lovely picture but this story has a twist. A razor is her paintbrush and her canvas is her wrist.

#9274 Poetry
By BenHorrobin PLATINUM
Courtice, Other
BenHorrobin PLATINUM, Courtice, Other
24 articles 0 photos 6 comments
#9275 Poetry
By Darius_Nobles GOLD
San Angelo, Texas
Darius_Nobles GOLD, San Angelo, Texas
17 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
'Today you are you, and that's truer than true. There's no one alive that's youer than you." Dr. Seuss

#9276 Poetry
By candyfanatic BRONZE
Wellington, Florida
candyfanatic BRONZE, Wellington, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments
Megan Cunnane BRONZE, Dulles, Virginia
3 articles 4 photos 0 comments
#9279 Poetry
By The_Drogfather BRONZE
NewPort, North Carolina
The_Drogfather BRONZE, NewPort, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#9280 Poetry
By PoetCoyote PLATINUM
State College, Pennsylvania
PoetCoyote PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
27 articles 6 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.”<br /> ― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X<br /> <br /> "Serenity now!" <br /> ― Frank Costanza, Seinfeld <br /> <br /> "My coach said I ran like a girl. I told him if he ran a little faster he could, too." <br /> ― Mia Hamm