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#266371voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Little girl I remember when you first came into class. Small, skinny, and pale. I remember thinking, “Wow, she’s small.” And feeling sorry for you. But what I remember the mo...

#266372 Poetry
By j.s.tucker GOLD
Eden, North Carolina
j.s.tucker GOLD, Eden, North Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 13 comments
#266373 Poetry
By Local_Tragedy BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Local_Tragedy BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” <br /> ― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

#266374 Poetry
If
By Sherryyy816 BRONZE
Jinan, Other
Sherryyy816 BRONZE, Jinan, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#266375 Poetry
By beauty22 BRONZE
Owings Mills, Maryland
beauty22 BRONZE, Owings Mills, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#266376 Poetry
By clumsy_one123 SILVER
Brentwood, Tennessee
clumsy_one123 SILVER, Brentwood, Tennessee
8 articles 1 photo 170 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All daring starts from within.&quot; -Eudora Welty

#266377 Poetry
By Free.The.Poison PLATINUM
Hanford, California
Free.The.Poison PLATINUM, Hanford, California
31 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Even in our Darkest hour, we must always remember never to spare.

#266378 Poetry
By jschara94 SILVER
North Freedom, Wisconsin
jschara94 SILVER, North Freedom, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We still live! We still love! We shall die dancing in each other&#039;s arms!&quot; -Dr. Faustus

#266379 Poetry
Ashlee32197 PLATINUM, Akron, Ohio
26 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You may trod me in the very dirt, but still like dust i&#039;ll rise&quot; - unknown<br /> &quot;no matter how far you go down the wrong path, you can always turn back&quot;<br /> &quot;once you hit rock bottom, theres nowhere to go but up&quot;

#266380 Poetry
By jordan_leigh GOLD
Wichita Falls, Texas
jordan_leigh GOLD, Wichita Falls, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
live eachday as if it were your last, fore life is too short for drama and lies <br /> -me (: