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By Shayna121 GOLD
Port Charlotte, Florida

My head is spinning Round and round. My feet can barely lift Off the ground. My hands are shaking Left and right. My throat is itchy, Sore, and tight. My eyes are f...
Shayna121 GOLD, Port Charlotte, Florida
12 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.


Morgan Kuennen GOLD, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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By Panirap SILVER
Plano, Texas
Panirap SILVER, Plano, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
An old friend will help you move. A good friend will help you move a dead body. - Jim Hayes

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By lissa_ GOLD
Salt Lake City, Utah
lissa_ GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
16 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you don&#039;t stand for something you&#039;ll fall for anything.&quot;- Suckerpunch<br /> &quot;The purpose of life is to be a better version of yourself.&quot;- Lucy Hale

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By 14MNKMizzu1 GOLD
Columbia, Missouri
14MNKMizzu1 GOLD, Columbia, Missouri
19 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
We dont read poetry becuase it&#039;s cute, we read poetry becuase we&#039;r part of the human race- Dead Poet&#039;s Soceity

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By CarolynQ GOLD
Manalapan, New Jersey
CarolynQ GOLD, Manalapan, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 220 comments
PaigeStreet PLATINUM, Juneau, Alaska
47 articles 0 photos 218 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Stay golden&quot;<br /> - Johnny (The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton)

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By MaggieElaine GOLD
Los Alamos, California
MaggieElaine GOLD, Los Alamos, California
11 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As I hide behind these books I read, while scribbling my poetry,<br /> like art could save a wretch like me, with some ideal ideology that no one can hope to achieve.<br /> And I am never real; it is just a sketch of me.<br /> And everything I made is trite and cheap and a waste of paint, of tape, of time.&quot; - Bright Eyes

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By akrreid BRONZE
Wexford, Pennsylvania
akrreid BRONZE, Wexford, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I never said it was going to be easy--I said it was going to be worth it.&quot;

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By EnigmaticBeing PLATINUM
Santa Barbara, California
EnigmaticBeing PLATINUM, Santa Barbara, California
22 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.&#039;<br /> James A. Baldwin