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#10171voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I look around and what do I see but all these supposed friends telling you that you are cute, and although it pains me to say this I must tell you that this is not true. No, I excl...

#10172 Poetry
By Jacque Desmond BRONZE
Lemont, Illinois
Jacque Desmond BRONZE, Lemont, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#10173 Poetry
By mylittle_bird DIAMOND
Pilot Point, Texas
mylittle_bird DIAMOND, Pilot Point, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I loved all the boys with soft sad eyes and lost souls." -Grace Coddington

#10174 Poetry
dmgrant BRONZE, Simms, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#10175 Poetry
#10176 Poetry
By Anonymous
#10177 Poetry
By Maria_C BRONZE
Blanchard, Oklahoma
Maria_C BRONZE, Blanchard, Oklahoma
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"yes, it is possible."

#10178 Poetry
By chocolateharp SILVER
Plaistow, New Hampshire
chocolateharp SILVER, Plaistow, New Hampshire
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost." - Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

#10179 Poetry
By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

#10180 Poetry
Guitar MAG
By ZoeZoe PLATINUM
Westown, New Plymouth 4310, Other
ZoeZoe PLATINUM, Westown, New Plymouth 4310, Other
28 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A bird doesn&#039;t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song&quot; -Maya Angelou