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#260001voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I wasn't supposed to get distracted. I was to be successful. I wasn't supposed to hang around the wrong people. I was supposed to make smart choices. I wasn't supposed to let my...

#260002 Poetry
#260003 Poetry
By Emerald01 ELITE
Charlotte, North Carolina
Emerald01 ELITE, Charlotte, North Carolina
182 articles 13 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are always feeling every emotion, but only a few are screaming."

#260004 Poetry
By Anonymous
#260005 Poetry
By giraffe SILVER
Mesa, Arizona
giraffe SILVER, Mesa, Arizona
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"so, this is my life. and I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." - the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky

#260006 Poetry
By Nu_Poetry BRONZE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nu_Poetry BRONZE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There's never a moment when you say "There!"'

#260007 Poetry
By jamieforman SILVER
Blaine, Minnesota
jamieforman SILVER, Blaine, Minnesota
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#260008 Poetry
By FireRose16 PLATINUM
Bayfield, Colorado
FireRose16 PLATINUM, Bayfield, Colorado
37 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. ~Marilyn Monroe

#260009 Poetry
By Anonymous
#260010 Poetry
bluewallflower BRONZE, Santa Fe, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living."-Anais Nin