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#311151voted by our readers
By jackiebattista BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey

I started as a root, fighting to break through the ground. You helped me get through and you were always around. Among all the others, I was just a sprout. Without you, I wo...
jackiebattista BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#311152 Poetry
facelesscombatants BRONZE, New Kensington, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#311153 Poetry
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”

#311154 Poetry
By Alexea Claflin BRONZE
Yacolt, Washington
Alexea Claflin BRONZE, Yacolt, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#311156 Poetry
By TheJust ELITE
Ellenton, Florida
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
254 articles 202 photos 945 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I feel that a hero is somebody who will stand up for their values and what they believe in and that can take any form. People that have values and have thought them through rather than those who just do what they&rsquo;re told.&quot;-Skandar Keynes<br /> <br /> &quot;When it&rsquo;

#311157 Poetry
By Fashionita101 GOLD
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Fashionita101 GOLD, Pembroke Pines, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#311158 Poetry
Aubrie PLATINUM, Lancaster, Ohio
20 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I am not.&quot; -Kurt Cobain<br /> &quot;you know my name, but you don&#039;t know my story.&quot;<br /> &quot;The only true mistake is the one you don&#039;t learn from.&quot;

#311159 Poetry
By Hyera BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Hyera BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#311160 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;