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#408501voted by our readers
By CameronOliver BRONZE
Blythewood, South Carolina

You asked me once What is love? Love is A crackling fire shared with a stranger A home cooked meal to a child working nine hours a day Hands pressed against impenetrable glas...
CameronOliver BRONZE, Blythewood, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
I hope that I will be able to confide in you as I&#039;ve been unable to do with anyone<br /> -Anne Frank


#408502 Poetry
By DreamerChic21 BRONZE
Cumberland, Rhode Island
DreamerChic21 BRONZE, Cumberland, Rhode Island
2 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you wish to see in the world

#408503 Poetry
By erialexia PLATINUM
Waterford, Michigan
erialexia PLATINUM, Waterford, Michigan
26 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#408504 Poetry
By Anonymous
#408505 Poetry
By x_rbdf GOLD
Augusta, Georgia
x_rbdf GOLD, Augusta, Georgia
17 articles 1 photo 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who faces give no light shall never become a star

#408506 Poetry
By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
39 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Soon madness has worn you down. It&rsquo;s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you&rsquo;re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marya Hornbacher

karissak PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#408508 Poetry
By Taylor Engel BRONZE
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Taylor Engel BRONZE, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#408509 Poetry
By Kupcake GOLD
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Kupcake GOLD, Jefferson, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#408510 Poetry
By simone20 GOLD
Jamaica, New York
simone20 GOLD, Jamaica, New York
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dont let brands wear you, you wear the brands&quot;