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#3091voted by our readers
By riya_kharode PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I was younger, and clean surfaces would calm my mind; always on edge, always the deer in headlights; some things just don’t change. But when the surface couldn’t b...
riya_kharode PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"though I may be going down, I'm taking flame over burning out" -sara bareilles, uncharted


#3092 Poetry
By DiamondsIntheGrass GOLD
Martinsville, New Jersey
DiamondsIntheGrass GOLD, Martinsville, New Jersey
14 articles 1 photo 278 comments

Favorite Quote:
Worry is simply a misuse of the imagination.

#3093 Poetry
By TheRareBreed PLATINUM
Lambertville, Michigan
TheRareBreed PLATINUM, Lambertville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”<br /> ― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

#3094 Poetry
By iverson27 SILVER
Salem, Oregon
iverson27 SILVER, Salem, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3095 Poetry
By laniegrace GOLD
Lafayette, Colorado
laniegrace GOLD, Lafayette, Colorado
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3096 Poetry
By paul37 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
paul37 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3097 Poetry
Dad
By Skvernenes425 BRONZE
Bothell, Washington
Skvernenes425 BRONZE, Bothell, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You carry yourself differently when your confidence is fueled by belief in yourself instead of validation of others. (Unknown)

#3098 Poetry
By CeceE14 BRONZE
Rosemount, Minnesota
CeceE14 BRONZE, Rosemount, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No.&quot;

#3099 Poetry
By Anonymous
#3100 Poetry
By zoeyfisher99_ GOLD
Hollywood, Florida
zoeyfisher99_ GOLD, Hollywood, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world"- Mahatma Ghandi