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#280261voted by our readers
By AmyLeigh GOLD
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

all she wanted was for someone to come up to her and say “i see the way your eyes grow sad when you turn to look away i’ve noticed how your smile falters how your laugh sou...
AmyLeigh GOLD, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;One thing about human beings that puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.&rdquo;<br /> - Sigmund Freud


Braden Sutterfield BRONZE, Wolfforth, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#280263 Poetry
By megz0913 SILVER
Greenville, Pennsylvania
megz0913 SILVER, Greenville, Pennsylvania
9 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.&rdquo; -Eskimo Proverb

#280264 Poetry
By lifelifebby BRONZE
Mechanicsville, Maryland
lifelifebby BRONZE, Mechanicsville, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every beautiful thing has scars. And every scar tells a story that says &quot;I survived.&quot;

#280265 Poetry
Tayrodactyl PLATINUM, Palmyra, Indiana
20 articles 1 photo 62 comments
#280266 Poetry
By michelleberta GOLD
Phenix City, Alabama
michelleberta GOLD, Phenix City, Alabama
16 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We can&#039;t choose where we come from, but we can choose where we go.&quot;- Perks of Being A Wallflower

#280267 Poetry
By Bridgeport ELITE
Columbus, Ohio
Bridgeport ELITE, Columbus, Ohio
231 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let anyone ever make you feel like you don&rsquo;t deserve what you want.&rdquo;<br /> - Patrick Verona, 10 Things I Hate About You

#280268 Poetry
By k-swint BRONZE
Ben Lomond, California
k-swint BRONZE, Ben Lomond, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#280269 Poetry
By alkebulanyanna SILVER
Aurora, Illinois
alkebulanyanna SILVER, Aurora, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: people were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves. <br /> ~Abdullah Ibrahim

#280270 Poetry
By Ryanem25 GOLD
Parker, Colorado
Ryanem25 GOLD, Parker, Colorado
11 articles 2 photos 0 comments