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#284491voted by our readers
By dyingofhappiness BRONZE
Monterey, Tennessee

You see yourself through shaded eyes. The light of this world blinds you. You cower behind your walls of faux happiness, vowing to make others happy, but starving yourself....
dyingofhappiness BRONZE, Monterey, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why won&#039;t they take me as I am?<br /> -Van Gogh


#284492 Poetry
By zestykow BRONZE
Sicklerville, New Jersey
zestykow BRONZE, Sicklerville, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have nothing to live for, check your pulse&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Unknown

#284493 Poetry
By Anonymous
#284494 Poetry
By Anonymous
#284495 Poetry
By LaughingGirl GOLD
Ocala, Florida
LaughingGirl GOLD, Ocala, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Play the music not the instrument. -Author Unknown

#284496 Poetry
By cmcginn BRONZE
North Tonawanda, New York
cmcginn BRONZE, North Tonawanda, New York
4 articles 2 photos 0 comments
#284497 Poetry
By cannellelis SILVER
Malibu, California
cannellelis SILVER, Malibu, California
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I was never insane, except upon occasions when my heart was touched.&quot; -Edgar Allan Poe

#284499 Poetry
By Ariadna Valdes BRONZE
MIAMI, Florida
Ariadna Valdes BRONZE, MIAMI, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#284500 Poetry
By justagirl. GOLD
Waco, Georgia
justagirl. GOLD, Waco, Georgia
16 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Maybe it&rsquo;s not always about love and boys. Maybe it&rsquo;s about the little crushes and flirts in between. It&#039;s the moments that are before the permanent that are the most beautiful, like when the sun&rsquo;s rising or when it&rsquo;s setting. Maybe those are the moments that are suppose to take your breath away.&quot;