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#311161voted by our readers
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York

Smile you fool. Don't you know facades keep you alive in this world? Dry your tears sweetness. Crying amidst people will expose your tenderness. Keep your head up da...
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.”


#311162 Poetry
By Alexea Claflin BRONZE
Yacolt, Washington
Alexea Claflin BRONZE, Yacolt, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#311164 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;

#311165 Poetry
By Fashionita101 GOLD
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Fashionita101 GOLD, Pembroke Pines, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#311166 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;

#311167 Poetry
By Hyera BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Hyera BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#311168 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

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

#311169 Poetry
By Anonymous
#311170 Poetry
By Anonymous