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#345321voted by our readers
By OnyxDivine PLATINUM
Scarborough, Other

‘Twas not for the lack of want, Nor for the lack of abilities, but pure and simple cowardice and fear that prevented me. Staring into bright headlights, frozen as the stony...
OnyxDivine PLATINUM, Scarborough, Other
22 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Take chances&quot;<br /> &quot;never regret something that made you smile&quot;<br /> &quot;Forever isn&#039;t infinity. It&#039;s the time two people spent together, be it a few seconds, five minutes, an hour, days, months, or more.&quot;


#345322 Poetry
By Anonymous
#345323 Poetry
By NaomiRebecca BRONZE
Greenville, North Carolina
NaomiRebecca BRONZE, Greenville, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can close your eyes to the things you don&#039;t want to see, But you can&#039;t close your heart to the things you don&#039;t want to feel.&quot; Johnny Depp

#345324 Poetry
By lewislewis BRONZE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
lewislewis BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fear is consciousness plus life. Regret is an attempt to avoid what has already happened. Toast is bread held under direct heat until crisp.&quot; -Cecil Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink, episode 23)

#345325 Poetry
By Anonymous
#345326 Poetry
By jujums1 GOLD
New York, New York
jujums1 GOLD, New York, New York
11 articles 5 photos 15 comments
#345327 Poetry
By Anonymous
#345328 Poetry
By PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM
Westfield, New Jersey
PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There will always be someone who is smarter than you. Skinnier than you. Stronger than you. More popular than you. There will always be someone better than you, but there will never be someone who is YOU.&quot;

#345329 Poetry
By irlowe1 BRONZE
Canton, Michigan
irlowe1 BRONZE, Canton, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;i hated every minute of training but i said don&#039;t quit. suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.&quot;

#345330 Poetry
By CJwriter BRONZE
Anonymous , New York
CJwriter BRONZE, Anonymous , New York
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments