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#191081voted by our readers
By JustinBlaesing DIAMOND
Racine, Wisconsin

I live day to day wondering Who I really am and who I really want to be People say I’m nobody and I Start to believe them People laugh, people tease It tares me apart and m...
JustinBlaesing DIAMOND, Racine, Wisconsin
58 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It takes a second to say I love you but a lifetime to show it" " Love is like the air we breath. It may not always be seen, but it is always felt, used, and needed"


#191082 Poetry
By Olivia Stone SILVER
Austin, Texas
Olivia Stone SILVER, Austin, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#191083 Poetry
Riah Carrera BRONZE, Bellevue, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#191084 Poetry
By 1kroneberg SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
1kroneberg SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#191085 Poetry
By Anonymous
#191086 Poetry
By jennybear16 SILVER
Gibraltar Road, Michigan
jennybear16 SILVER, Gibraltar Road, Michigan
6 articles 42 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Blind eyes can look at me and see the truth<br /> Remember when getting high meant swinging on a swing at the playground, and the worse thing you could get from boys was the cooties. Mom was your hero, your worst enemies were your siblings. Race issues were who ran the fastest, war was a card game and the only drug you knew was cough medicine. The only thing you would ever smoke were the tires on your bike. The only thing that hurt was the skinned knee, and the only things that could break were your toys. Life was simple and care free, and yet all we would think about was GROWING UP

#191087 Poetry
By Rachelblu BRONZE
Cooper City, Florida
Rachelblu BRONZE, Cooper City, Florida
4 articles 4 photos 3 comments
#191088 Poetry
By DEUS_of_truth BRONZE
Aiken, South Carolina
DEUS_of_truth BRONZE, Aiken, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Bravery is not the absence of fear; it is the judgment that something is more important than fear.&quot;

#191089 Poetry
By Cat-Girl PLATINUM
Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
Cat-Girl PLATINUM, Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
20 articles 7 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;That&#039;s what&#039;s wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest.&quot;<br /> -Keith Anderson<br /> &quot;You can never hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.&quot;<br /> -Marie Curie

#191090 Poetry
WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
67 articles 1 photo 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.&quot; <br /> &mdash; James Patterson<br /> &quot;This is the very first page, not where the storyline ends, my thoughts will echo your name until I see you again...&quot; ~Taylor Swift &quot;Enchanted&quot;