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#288521voted by our readers
By TiaPia BRONZE
Sarver, Pennsylvania

Having it together all the time That’s just unrealistic It’s okay to be weak To be vulnerable and scared To feel helpless or worried Weakness does not mean failure It means...
TiaPia BRONZE, Sarver, Pennsylvania
3 articles 10 photos 1 comment

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, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”


#288522 Poetry
By mdoering PLATINUM
Phoenix, Arizona
mdoering PLATINUM, Phoenix, Arizona
39 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Sure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It&#039;s like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he could paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on the side of a face... See if you paint wrong because that&#039;s the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you&#039;re an artist...You can take that to the grave and dig it up when you need it.&rdquo; <br /> ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

#288523 Poetry
By jazzwarrior GOLD
Springfield, Missouri
jazzwarrior GOLD, Springfield, Missouri
19 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them. -A.A. Milne

#288524 Poetry
By Anonymous
#288525 Poetry
By DrSeuss101 BRONZE
Atlanta, Georgia
DrSeuss101 BRONZE, Atlanta, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not optional, how you live it is.

#288526 Poetry
By Anonymous
#288527 Poetry
By hannahd772 BRONZE
North Providence, Rhode Island
hannahd772 BRONZE, North Providence, Rhode Island
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#288528 Poetry
By Mimi18 BRONZE
McLeansboro, Illinois
Mimi18 BRONZE, McLeansboro, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t Give Up, Just Be You, &#039;Cause Life Is Too Short To Be Anyone Else.&quot;

#288529 Poetry
By hallitrdr BRONZE
Huntington, West Virginia
hallitrdr BRONZE, Huntington, West Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Map out your future, but do it in pencil.<br /> -Jon Bon Jovi

#288530 Poetry