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By Anonymous

Why is it, that we let others break us down? Tear our hearts out, as if it was so easy? As if it was as easy as waking up in the morning? As if it took no effort? Why is it,...

#226212 Poetry
By Anonymous
#226213 Poetry
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

#226214 Poetry
HarleyBugg1 PLATINUM, Macon, Georgia
38 articles 5 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One truth may hurt more than a hundred lies, but I&#039;d rather hear a thousand truths than one lie.&quot;

#226215 Poetry
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

#226216 Poetry
By papa1234 SILVER
Stickney, Illinois
papa1234 SILVER, Stickney, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#226217 Poetry
By Rebel21 PLATINUM
St. Catharines, Other
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

#226218 Poetry
By leighk BRONZE
Coral Gables, Florida
leighk BRONZE, Coral Gables, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#226219 Poetry
By Selemora GOLD
Middleburgh, New York
Selemora GOLD, Middleburgh, New York
17 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything has its beauty but not everyone see it

#226220 Poetry
By PatrickP BRONZE
Dracut, Massachusetts
PatrickP BRONZE, Dracut, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments