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By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois

All last winter, I was like a lonely cowboy waiting for the saloon to open. All last winter, I was like a lonely cowboy waiting for the clouds to sing me a lullaby, for the horses...
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

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The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me


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By System_Error_26 PLATINUM
Edmond, Oklahoma
System_Error_26 PLATINUM, Edmond, Oklahoma
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"When we're born we cry, because we feel the pain of living for the first time."- Alice C.<br /> <br /> "Always be yourself... Unless you can be Batman. Be Batman."- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "No matter how hard you try, you can never tame a wild spirit!"- CC<br /> <br /> "I am not a monster, I am but a man."- Ronnie Radke<br /> <br /> "Suicide is not cowardly! I'll tell you what's cowardly... treating someone so badly that they want to take their own life!"- Ashley Purdy<br /> <br /> "I'm an artist and I make art-arty-art-art!"- Andy Biersack<br /> <br /> "I'm TOP 'Stressed Out' what does that mean? I'm a rap fiend with a bad lead..."- NF<br /> <br /> "I GOT A JAR OF DIRT AND GUESS WHAT'S INSIDE IT!!!"- Johnny Depp

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By Ksam BRONZE
Houston, Texas
Ksam BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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By oliviav05 PLATINUM
Grand Blanc, Michigan
oliviav05 PLATINUM, Grand Blanc, Michigan
20 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela

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By sarahcf BRONZE
Mountain View, California
sarahcf BRONZE, Mountain View, California
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PoetFromAnotherPlanet GOLD, San Jose, California
15 articles 0 photos 10 comments

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"Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things." -T.S. Eliot

mazoka04 SILVER, Tirana, Other
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SkeletalWing PLATINUM, Olathe, Kansas
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud" - Maya Angelou

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By Anonymous