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#382681voted by our readers
By Lisa Schottenfeld BRONZE
Canton, Massachusetts

Does it irk you that I read Shakespeare for fun? You laugh when I say I like Hamlet. Does it bother you that I worry about auditions while you work out for varsity soccer?...
Lisa Schottenfeld BRONZE, Canton, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#382682 Poetry
By Supernova7 GOLD
Redford, Texas
Supernova7 GOLD, Redford, Texas
16 articles 6 photos 394 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let me cry my tears let me live in sorrow as long as you promise to be with me tomorrow<br /> By Me:)

#382683 Poetry
By SallyK BRONZE
South Portland, Maine
SallyK BRONZE, South Portland, Maine
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music&quot; -Sergei Rachmoninov

#382684 Poetry
By proveaux_gurl BRONZE
Corrales, New Mexico
proveaux_gurl BRONZE, Corrales, New Mexico
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And the day came when the risk it took to remain closed in a bud<br /> became more painful than the risk it took to blossom-Anai&#039;s Nin

#382685 Poetry
By Anonymous
#382686 Poetry
By jlp247 GOLD
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
jlp247 GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#382687 Poetry
otterlyunacceptable BRONZE, Everett, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I feel like I'm walking to the gallows, but not for me; for the person I love." -Avior, Redacted Audio

#382688 Poetry
By Anonymous
#382689 Poetry
By cuhlare BRONZE
Fresh Meadows, New York
cuhlare BRONZE, Fresh Meadows, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.&quot; - Jack Kerouac

#382690 Poetry
By EmelyJ GOLD
Bronx, New York
EmelyJ GOLD, Bronx, New York
10 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A mistake is not a mistake if you learn from it. If you learn from it, it&#039;s not a mistake, it&#039;s a lesson.&quot;