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#239671voted by our readers
By Anonymous

As the night wanes on Turning dark and cold Your stand there, looking away As the tears start to fold She’s way better for you Is the story I hear You still tell me, this i...

#239672 Poetry
By b.rai DIAMOND
College Station, Texas
b.rai DIAMOND, College Station, Texas
79 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
you never really know what love is, until it breaks your heart.

#239673 Poetry
By HarleyBugg1 PLATINUM
Macon, Georgia
HarleyBugg1 PLATINUM, Macon, Georgia
38 articles 5 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One truth may hurt more than a hundred lies, but I'd rather hear a thousand truths than one lie."

#239674 Poetry
By nessa1311 GOLD
S. Attleboro, Massachusetts
nessa1311 GOLD, S. Attleboro, Massachusetts
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#239675 Poetry
By Distant_Freedom DIAMOND
Nowhere, Pennsylvania
Distant_Freedom DIAMOND, Nowhere, Pennsylvania
50 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. -James Dean

#239676 Poetry
By rosekai SILVER
Buffalo, Minnesota
rosekai SILVER, Buffalo, Minnesota
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#239677 Poetry
By cat27 GOLD
East Peoria, Illinois
cat27 GOLD, East Peoria, Illinois
14 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"and the salt in my wounds isn't burning anymore than it used to. It's not that I don't feel the pain. It's just I'm not afraid of hurting anymore. And the blood in these veins isn't pumping any less than it ever has and that's the hope I have, the only thing I know that's keeping me alive." - Paramore (Last Hope)

#239678 Poetry
By twilighter_360 GOLD
NYOB, New Jersey
twilighter_360 GOLD, NYOB, New Jersey
12 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A bird dosen&#039;t sing because it has an answer.A bird sings because it has a song.&quot; -- Maya Angelou<br /> <br /> &quot;Give peace a chance.&quot; --John Lennon

#239679 Poetry
By Shanaya. SILVER
New Haven, Connecticut
Shanaya. SILVER, New Haven, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never judge a book by its cover.

#239680 Poetry
By redneckwriter BRONZE
Milan, Tennessee
redneckwriter BRONZE, Milan, Tennessee
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;if at first you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment&quot;