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#279621voted by our readers
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia

We put walls around our hearts, for we are afraid to get hurt.   We hide away our precious hearts, inside chests, frightened that other people will crack them lik...
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.


#279622 Poetry
By thony6408 BRONZE
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
thony6408 BRONZE, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why tip toe through life only to arrive safely at death.

#279623 Poetry
By maggiefinally BRONZE
Wentzville, Missouri
maggiefinally BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
the sun will eat itself

#279624 Poetry
By Zedith BRONZE
O'fallon, Missouri
Zedith BRONZE, O'fallon, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process."- Vincent Van Gogh

#279625 Poetry
By Dazed PLATINUM
Teaneck, New Jersey
Dazed PLATINUM, Teaneck, New Jersey
20 articles 7 photos 107 comments
#279626 Poetry
By Anonymous
#279627 Poetry
WhingsOfAnOutcast BRONZE, Victora, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A sincere artist tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing."~Painter William Dobell

#279628 Poetry
By Addie96 GOLD
Overland Park, Kansas
Addie96 GOLD, Overland Park, Kansas
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn't kill me, had better start running.

#279629 Poetry
Kali_Lee15 BRONZE, Carp Lake, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#279630 Poetry
By AugustSummerFling PLATINUM
Mylapore, Chennai, Other
AugustSummerFling PLATINUM, Mylapore, Chennai, Other
35 articles 0 photos 265 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;For you, a thousand times over.&#039; - Hassan, The Kite Runner<br /> <br /> A professional writer is an amateur who didn&#039;t quit.