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#399141voted by our readers
By MedievalMaiden PLATINUM
Maple Shade, New Jersey

Come on, just look at me And stop telling lies; You know you’re only fooling yourself And not very well At that. Perhaps you are just well intentioned But that’ll just put...
MedievalMaiden PLATINUM, Maple Shade, New Jersey
33 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Every artist was first an amateur." --Ralph Waldo Emerson


#399142 Poetry
By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
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)

#399143 Poetry
By Sam Isken BRONZE
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Sam Isken BRONZE, Rochester Hills, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#399144 Poetry
By kjean GOLD
Pewuakee, Wisconsin
kjean GOLD, Pewuakee, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#399145 Poetry
By Anonymous
#399146 Poetry
By EmilyOliveP BRONZE
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
EmilyOliveP BRONZE, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#399147 Poetry
By irccman4 BRONZE
Andover, Massachusetts
irccman4 BRONZE, Andover, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 3 comments
Cuppie.Cake DIAMOND,
80 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;I\&#039;m Not Afraid To Take A Stand, Everybody Come Take My Hand.\&quot;<br /> ~Eminem~<br /> \&quot;I Just Want You To Know, That You Deserve The Best, You\&#039;re Beautiful.\&quot;<br /> ~Lil\&#039; Wayne~<br /> \&quot;Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. What do we do...we swim swim swim.\&quot;<br /> ~Finding No~

#399149 Poetry
By ryanmurray GOLD
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
ryanmurray GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#399150 Poetry
By Suzie17 GOLD
West Monroe, Louisiana
Suzie17 GOLD, West Monroe, Louisiana
19 articles 0 photos 29 comments