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#372011voted by our readers
By Beccawhales BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas

Heart break isn’t poetic. It’s your mom crying While she holds your shaking body As you ask her why you weren’t good enough, When all she sees is a daughter with so much pote...
Beccawhales BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#372012 Poetry
By Real_Unity PLATINUM
Raleigh, North Carolina
Real_Unity PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
32 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is like a written story, it does not last forever, but it can be told over and over again.

#372013 Poetry
By LTODOROVIC1 SILVER
Rochester, Michigan
LTODOROVIC1 SILVER, Rochester, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#372014 Poetry
By carolinegrace5173 GOLD
Summerfield, North Carolina
carolinegrace5173 GOLD, Summerfield, North Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#372015 Poetry
By Anonymous
#372016 Poetry
By EmeliaCarm BRONZE
G.C., New York
EmeliaCarm BRONZE, G.C., New York
1 article 2 photos 1 comment
#372017 Poetry
By StarGirl4101 BRONZE
N/a, Wisconsin
StarGirl4101 BRONZE, N/a, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#372018 Poetry
By dis3nchant3d PLATINUM
Congers, New York
dis3nchant3d PLATINUM, Congers, New York
21 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Kids that wear black and listen to rock music aren&#039;t all satan worshippers or terrible people.&quot;<br /> - Andy Biersack

#372019 Poetry
By Anonymous
#372020 Poetry
By naenae16 BRONZE
Wayn, Pennsylvania
naenae16 BRONZE, Wayn, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate<br /> Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure<br /> It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us<br /> We ask ourselves, &quot;Who am I to be brilliant?&quot;<br /> Actually, who are you NOT to be?<br /> You are aMy favorite quotes by Maya Angelo<br /> <br /> &ldquo;At fifteen lives had taught me undeniable that surrender in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.&rdquo;<br /> &ldquo;Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can practice any virtue emotionally, but nothing consistently without courage.&rdquo;