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#399831voted by our readers
By Alixchica66 SILVER
Vicksburg, Michigan

How can i fly, when the world holds me down When all of this violence, threatens to drown the hope of my people the earth that i love How can i fly, When there is no above?
Alixchica66 SILVER, Vicksburg, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Oh, so you have enemies? Good, that means you've stood up for something you believe in." -Marshall Mathers


#399832 Poetry
By Tawna BRONZE
Hesperia, California
Tawna BRONZE, Hesperia, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
'Even though we are all united as one, we can truly shine when we set ourselves apart to show every quality we possess as a prize worth fighting for.'

#399833 Poetry
By Sierra Davenport SILVER
Donald, Oregon
Sierra Davenport SILVER, Donald, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#399834 Poetry
By ChicaHUHH?! SILVER
Frazer, Pennsylvania
ChicaHUHH?! SILVER, Frazer, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."- Winston S. Churchill

#399835 Poetry
By Shaunyboy94 GOLD
Novato, California
Shaunyboy94 GOLD, Novato, California
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.&quot;--Carl Sandburg<br /> <br /> &quot;If you can laugh at yourself loud and hard every time you fall, people will think you&#039;re drunk.&quot;--Conan O&#039; Brien

#399836 Poetry
By paigelovestheatre SILVER
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
paigelovestheatre SILVER, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.&quot; ~William Dement<br /> <br /> &quot;Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.&quot;<br /> ~Albert Einstein

#399837 Poetry
By mymindspoken SILVER
San Diego, California
mymindspoken SILVER, San Diego, California
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.&rdquo; George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

#399838 Poetry
By Anonymous
#399839 Poetry
By JaQuan Neal BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
JaQuan Neal BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#399840 Poetry
MoandBrowniegirl SILVER, Toronto, Other
7 articles 3 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul; dig deep, for every dream preceeds the goal.&quot;