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By SpeakSoftly BRONZE
Greenville, Ohio

His knees are weak, and his lips dry. His palms are sweaty, his eyes cry. His heart pounds, and his fingers shake. His whole body rattles, like an earthquake. His thr...
SpeakSoftly BRONZE, Greenville, Ohio
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't waste your words on people who deserve silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.


Poetry
By lydbear BRONZE
Monroe, North Carolina
lydbear BRONZE, Monroe, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.

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By invisible.ink.pen PLATINUM
Pacific, Missouri
invisible.ink.pen PLATINUM, Pacific, Missouri
30 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them,&quot;<br /> -Kahlil Gibran

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my room MAG
By kilos SILVER
New Haven, Connecticut
kilos SILVER, New Haven, Connecticut
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are constantly surrounded by incredible beauty wherever you go. Stop. And look around you.&quot; - &quot;The Ignored&quot; from I Wrote This For You: Just The Words

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By jenbev22 BRONZE
Watertown, Connecticut
jenbev22 BRONZE, Watertown, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some of us have to make mistakes, some of us have to get out hands a little bloody, Some Of Us Are HUMAN&quot; -Teen Wolf

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Temples MAG
By ShelbyGrey PLATINUM
Ashland, Kentucky
ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
35 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.

Poetry
By ShelbyGrey PLATINUM
Ashland, Kentucky
ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
35 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.

writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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By mem228 DIAMOND
Attleboro, Massachusetts
mem228 DIAMOND, Attleboro, Massachusetts
80 articles 5 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

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By writer-violist DIAMOND
Jenks, Oklahoma
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings