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By Anonymous

It started with one word: envy I envied her choppy new hair style and sloppy smile I envied the strange cuts explained through excuses full of twists on her bony wrists My...

#220562 Poetry
By VivaFariy GOLD
Los Angeles, California
VivaFariy GOLD, Los Angeles, California
19 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It&#039;s a way of understanding it.&quot;<br /> ~~~<br /> &quot;You&#039;ve gotta dance like there&#039;s no one watching, love like you&#039;ll never be hurt, sing like there&#039;s no one listening, and live like it&#039;s heaven on earth.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;The most important words a man can say are, &quot;I will do better.&rdquo; <br /> ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

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By Anonymous
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By thankyouvishnu GOLD
San Antonio, Texas
thankyouvishnu GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Shantih shantih shantih.

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By Creech204 GOLD
Middletown, Ohio
Creech204 GOLD, Middletown, Ohio
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
if you dont stand behind the troop then stand in front of them.<br /> <br /> Love those for you never know about tomorrow.

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SweetSandyFlower GOLD, Amarillo, Texas
14 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not everyone has to go to college because ..hello!.. PIZZAS DONT DELIVER THEMSELVES!!!!

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By LagKilledTheCat BRONZE
Hamilton, Ohio
LagKilledTheCat BRONZE, Hamilton, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live like tomorrow, because one day there won&#039;t be one.&quot;

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QueenMara GOLD, Pompano Beach, Florida
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Shoot for the moon even if you miss you&#039;ll land among the stars&quot;,Les Brown.<br /> &quot;Never let the fear striking out ,keep you from playing the game&quot;.<br /> &quot;You&#039;re perfect in your own way&quot;

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By Regan14 SILVER
Florence, Kentucky
Regan14 SILVER, Florence, Kentucky
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you have to fail to get where you need to be.

#220570 Poetry