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#376801voted by our readers
By Yeimi0830 BRONZE
Bridgeton, New Jersey

 You are just a want, but not a need. I would like your presence or for you to be right by my side but don't need it. I can be missing you so much but I wouldn't bother to speak...
Yeimi0830 BRONZE, Bridgeton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#376802 Poetry
By vpaahi BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin
vpaahi BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#376803 Poetry
By Jcox BRONZE
Macungie, Pennsylvania
Jcox BRONZE, Macungie, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There's only about 6 inches that turns that halo into a noose"

#376804 Poetry
#376805 Poetry
Math MAG
By Anonymous
#376806 Poetry
By JDKirkland BRONZE
Cincinnati, Ohio
JDKirkland BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Some people never go crazy... what truly horrible lives they must lead..." -Charles Bukowski

#376807 Poetry
By frozen_heart PLATINUM
Ann Arbor, Michigan
frozen_heart PLATINUM, Ann Arbor, Michigan
32 articles 0 photos 6 comments
#376808 Poetry
EMis1123 GOLD, Hilliard, Ohio
16 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.&quot;<br /> ~Rick Riordan<br /> <br /> &quot;What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.&quot;<br /> ~Scott Westerfeld

#376809 Poetry
By riveraerika GOLD
West Allis, Wisconsin
riveraerika GOLD, West Allis, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
it is not the content of what you write about that makes literature enticing; it is the emotion you place into it

#376810 Poetry
By Kennetsoftball16 PLATINUM
Fryeburg, Maine
Kennetsoftball16 PLATINUM, Fryeburg, Maine
29 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s a book only you can write it&quot;<br /> -Kennettsoftball16