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#231871voted by our readers
By Niccole SILVER
Melbourne, Florida

I wear a mask. Not an ordinary mask, my mask. A mask of 10,000 different people and personalities of which none are me. My mask contains a mixture of my shame and my low self est...
Niccole SILVER, Melbourne, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

#231872 Poetry
By Kendall Saeed SILVER
Delafield, Wisconsin
Kendall Saeed SILVER, Delafield, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#231873 Poetry
By BriMarie GOLD
San Tan Valley, Arizona
BriMarie GOLD, San Tan Valley, Arizona
19 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
happiness.peace.love.hope<br /> &quot;We accept the love we think we deserve&quot;-Perks of Being a Wallflower

#231874 Poetry
By Kairi_McEwin GOLD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kairi_McEwin GOLD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Truth is always stranger than fiction. We craft fiction to match our sense of how things ought to be, but truth cannot be crafted. Truth is, and truth has a way of astonishing us to our knees. Reminding us, that the universe does not exist to fulfill our expectations. Because we are imperfect beings who are self-blinded to the truth of the world&rsquo;s stunning complexity, we shave reality to paper thin theories and ideologies that we can easily grasp &ndash; and we call them truths. But the truth of a sea in all it&rsquo;s immensity cannot be embodied in one tidewashed pebble.&rdquo;

#231875 Poetry
By Anonymous
#231876 Poetry
By dCaRtH GOLD
Warrington, Pennsylvania
dCaRtH GOLD, Warrington, Pennsylvania
14 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Who are you to judge me, I know i&#039;m not perfect and i don&#039;t claim to be but before you start pointing fingers make sure your hands are clean first

#231877 Poetry
By Lexi-pex GOLD
Billingham, Other
Lexi-pex GOLD, Billingham, Other
13 articles 0 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.&quot;<br /> - Eleanor Roosevelt

#231878 Poetry
mandaleigh96 SILVER, Keansburg, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#231879 Poetry
By Dancer759 SILVER
Denver, Colorado
Dancer759 SILVER, Denver, Colorado
6 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.&quot; ~Author Unknown

#231880 Poetry
By broguen SILVER
Brookline, Massachusetts
broguen SILVER, Brookline, Massachusetts
5 articles 7 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The stars in order twinkle in the skies,<br /> And fall in silence, and in silence rise.<br /> <br /> - William Broome