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#359681voted by our readers
By Amelie13 GOLD
Burlington, Iowa

Never listen to what I say; I'm a lying, cheating fool! Don't ever trust my heart to stay; it wavers, like the light of the moon. When I say "Oh, I'm alrigh...
Amelie13 GOLD, Burlington, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yet ah! why should they know their fate?&nbsp;<br /> Since sorrow never comes too late,&nbsp;<br /> And happiness too swiftly flies.&nbsp;<br /> Thought would destroy their paradise.&nbsp;<br /> No more; where ignorance is bliss,&nbsp;<br /> &#039;Tis folly to be wise.&quot; - Thomas Gray, exerpt from &#039;An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard&#039;


#359682 Poetry
By Jubilex SILVER
Adelaide, Other
Jubilex SILVER, Adelaide, Other
7 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won&#039;t tell them people are starving in China or anything like that because it won&#039;t change the fact that they were upset. And even if someone has it much worse, that doesn&#039;t really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.&quot;<br /> - The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

#359683 Poetry
By sam glaze BRONZE
Atlanta, Georgia
sam glaze BRONZE, Atlanta, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#359684 Poetry
By 26bball38 BRONZE
Brandon, Wisconsin
26bball38 BRONZE, Brandon, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#359685 Poetry
By Moonlight14 PLATINUM
Mechanic Falls, Maine
Moonlight14 PLATINUM, Mechanic Falls, Maine
23 articles 6 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;To love is to destroy&#039; - The Mortal instruments<br /> If you can&#039;t see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.<br /> What the French, Toast?!

#359686 Poetry
By GabrielleH BRONZE
New York, New York
GabrielleH BRONZE, New York, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#359687 Poetry
By ariellamendes17 GOLD
South Salem, New York
ariellamendes17 GOLD, South Salem, New York
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever.

#359688 Poetry
By mm13289 GOLD
Colgate, Wisconsin
mm13289 GOLD, Colgate, Wisconsin
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#359689 Poetry
By Zolos3 GOLD
Fort Collins, Colorado
Zolos3 GOLD, Fort Collins, Colorado
13 articles 15 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
destruction is a form of creation. - Donnie Darko

#359690 Poetry
By CiaoB3lLa GOLD
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
CiaoB3lLa GOLD, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments