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By BenJ36 BRONZE
New City, New York

In the dreariest mornings I now how reason to lift myself From the warmth and oh so ever lovely covers You The reason that I can be relatively fine You The thoughts running p...
BenJ36 BRONZE, New City, New York
2 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you&rsquo;re in diapers, the next day, you&rsquo;re gone; but the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house like a lot of other houses, a yard like a lot of other yards, on a street like a lot of other streets; and the thing is, after all these years, I still look back, with wonder.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash; <br /> Daniel Stern, as Kevin Arnold, in &ldquo;The Wonder Years&rdquo; episode, &ldquo;Independence Day&rdquo;.


#342962 Poetry
By Dameon_Farris PLATINUM
Folton, District Of Columbia
Dameon_Farris PLATINUM, Folton, District Of Columbia
20 articles 2 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree. It will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.&quot; - Albert Eistiene

#342963 Poetry
By stuckinthemiddle GOLD
Greenville, South Carolina
stuckinthemiddle GOLD, Greenville, South Carolina
11 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Today I beat my personal best for most consecutive days alive.&quot;<br /> -Unknown

Monamee PLATINUM, Dhaka, Other
25 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#342965 Poetry
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

sharanyasingh BRONZE, Moradabad, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#342967 Poetry
By Weightless2015 GOLD
Roselle, Illinois
Weightless2015 GOLD, Roselle, Illinois
17 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream with my eyes open, sleep when I&#039;m dead, love who my heart&#039;s chosen, and conquer what lies ahead.&quot; -Ryan Follese (lead singer of Hot Chelle Rae)

#342968 Poetry
By Hannah Carter BRONZE
Leawood, Kansas
Hannah Carter BRONZE, Leawood, Kansas
2 articles 3 photos 0 comments
#342969 Poetry
By Life_or_Death GOLD
Troy, Michigan
Life_or_Death GOLD, Troy, Michigan
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Do not follow a path, but make your own and leave a trail.

#342970 Poetry
By Reconciliar DIAMOND
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Reconciliar DIAMOND, Pembroke Pines, Florida
76 articles 6 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;love is love&quot;<br /> &quot;You can&#039;t have a happy ending without a tragic begining, but the best part of the story is the middle.&quot; <br /> &quot;Great men fall in the fire it is the honor lesser men to light the flames no matter the cost&quot;