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#22341voted by our readers
By AlexBeaBae BRONZE
BERGENFIELD, New Jersey

Songs run through my head As I try to figure out My last words Not for this world For I have come to accept The love and hate I have for it And the many shades in between Bu...
AlexBeaBae BRONZE, BERGENFIELD, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"No one can help everyone, but everyone can help someone" - Ronald Reagan


#22342 Poetry
RexHsieh GOLD, Shanghai, Other
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

#22343 Poetry
By TheGolfer PLATINUM
Nashotah, Wisconsin
TheGolfer PLATINUM, Nashotah, Wisconsin
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By AmeenaBakhtZada2025 PLATINUM
Karachi, Other
AmeenaBakhtZada2025 PLATINUM, Karachi, Other
22 articles 0 photos 21 comments
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By The_Madcap GOLD
Vancouver, Washington
The_Madcap GOLD, Vancouver, Washington
13 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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#22347 Poetry
By Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD, Mount Vernon, Ohio
16 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times, one needs only remember to turn on a light.&quot;<br /> -Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#22348 Poetry
By AshleyHannah GOLD
Jacksonville, North Carolina
AshleyHannah GOLD, Jacksonville, North Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is too deep for words-<br /> so don&#039;t try to describe it

#22349 Poetry
By dorkporkstork BRONZE
Tappan, New York
dorkporkstork BRONZE, Tappan, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most exquisite-looking ladies sat on toilets, and the most dreadful-looking had pure and holy yearnings.&quot; -Toni Morrison

#22350 Poetry
By justtjess_ BRONZE
Cairo, Georgia
justtjess_ BRONZE, Cairo, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I can pretend for now, but I swear to God I&#039;m going to change the world.&quot;