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Who Am I?
By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

I stare into the mirror I see a girl A simple girl A teenage girl A girl that has many friends A girl that has a life A girl that was just me I look at myself I scan my b...
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)

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#395122 Poetry
How Deep Is Head Over Heels?
By PunkRockLobster GOLD
Manhattan, Kansas
PunkRockLobster GOLD, Manhattan, Kansas
17 articles 4 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Carpe diem quam minime credula postero (Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future)<br /> And if not now, when?

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#395123 Poetry
Are You Satisfied?
By abmusiclover DIAMOND
Hyde Park, Vermont
abmusiclover DIAMOND, Hyde Park, Vermont
94 articles 3 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t tell us how it ends because were the ones who wrote the end.&quot;<br /> -The Academy Is..

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#395124 Poetry
Floor
By kapuakealani SILVER
Wailuku, Hawaii
kapuakealani SILVER, Wailuku, Hawaii
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
if theres ever a moment we cant be together, keep me in your heart. ill stay there forever.

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#395125 Poetry
Requiem for Requital
By Surname564 BRONZE
Inman, South Carolina
Surname564 BRONZE, Inman, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe Diem&quot;

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#395126 Poetry
depression
By 23giejes BRONZE
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
23giejes BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#395127 Poetry
The Day the Sky Fell
By Anonymous
#395128 Poetry
The Inevitable Truth
By mumtahena19 BRONZE
Roslyn, New York
mumtahena19 BRONZE, Roslyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.&quot;

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#395129 Poetry
Understanding
By JoPepper PLATINUM
Annandale, Virginia
JoPepper PLATINUM, Annandale, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 782 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Freedom is the ability to not care what the other person thinks.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all those who wander are lost&quot; --JRR Tolkien<br /> <br /> &quot;When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.&quot; --Jose&#039; Bergamin

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#395130 Poetry
The Wishing Well
By softball6 PLATINUM
Humansville, Missouri
softball6 PLATINUM, Humansville, Missouri
33 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
*^^^LET DREAMS FLY, BEFORE THEY DIE^^^*---sarah brothers

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