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#367211voted by our readers
Behind the Mask
By Callaghan PLATINUM
Medford, Massachusetts

I hide my face behind a smile, But inside, I’ve been sobbing all the while I hide my face behind a smile, Just stuff my feelings, deep inside. Chorus: Behind the m...
Callaghan PLATINUM, Medford, Massachusetts
41 articles 8 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.<br /> -Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#367212 Poetry
Dreamer
By Rosemary Lovell BRONZE
Waverly, Nebraska
Rosemary Lovell BRONZE, Waverly, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#367213 Poetry
Spring Time
By Kaleighgirl97 SILVER
Lawson, Missouri
Kaleighgirl97 SILVER, Lawson, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When the rich wage war its the poor who die.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Jean-Paul Sartre.

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#367214 Poetry
The Feeling of Love
By ThinkToTears BRONZE
Jacksonville, Florida
ThinkToTears BRONZE, Jacksonville, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind.

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#367215 Poetry
I Envy Her Hands
By MilesC SILVER
A Small Town, Pennsylvania
MilesC SILVER, A Small Town, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a system of balance. One thing will always be accompanied by a proportionate level of its counterpart. Happiness is more valuable when interrupted by periods of sadness.&quot; ~Bruce Stonemills

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#367216 Poetry
Look Inside
By Chubby_Hearts PLATINUM
Beaverton, Oregon
Chubby_Hearts PLATINUM, Beaverton, Oregon
35 articles 10 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Each and every one of us has a fire that burns inside us. They can try like hell to put it out, but as long as we know in our minds who we are meant to be, they will never stand a chance.&rdquo; <br /> ― Andy Biersack

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#367217 Poetry
yours?
By danyelag BRONZE
McKinney, Texas
danyelag BRONZE, McKinney, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#367218 Poetry
Death fears death
By mxlxdx SILVER
La Habra, California
mxlxdx SILVER, La Habra, California
6 articles 5 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” --Barack Obama

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#367219 Poetry
Send Off
By AMAlexanders BRONZE
Cascade, Iowa
AMAlexanders BRONZE, Cascade, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#367220 Poetry
Cold-Blooded
By MyConstRuctd_IdentiTy SILVER
Chardon, Ohio
MyConstRuctd_IdentiTy SILVER, Chardon, Ohio
7 articles 56 photos 356 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One heartbeat.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Our scars remind us of where we&#039;ve been; they don&#039;t dictate where we&#039;re going.&quot; <br /> -SSA David Rossi, Criminal Minds

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