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By Paris1997 GOLD
Lakeside, California

I can't sleep tonight No matter how I try I toss and turn and flip and shift But nothing soothes my mind The chill air nips at my toes, peaking from the edge of my blanket...
Paris1997 GOLD, Lakeside, California
13 articles 4 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
The power of imagination makes us infinite. -John Muir


#411762 Poetry
By Jihong BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
Jihong BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#411763 Poetry
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By Anonymous
#411764 Poetry
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;

#411765 Poetry
By Grizz_Bear PLATINUM
Trumbull, Connecticut
Grizz_Bear PLATINUM, Trumbull, Connecticut
25 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
The greatest thing you&#039;ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.&quot; - Moulin Rouge<br /> &quot;They tell me to think outside the box, I prefer to think there is no box&quot; - Brian Gillespie (me)

#411766 Poetry
By CheyDance GOLD
Peralta, New Mexico
CheyDance GOLD, Peralta, New Mexico
18 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dancers don&#039;t dance to live, dancers live to Dance.&quot;

#411767 Poetry
By Maryelle GOLD
Stein, Other
Maryelle GOLD, Stein, Other
13 articles 17 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world is strange, if you don&#039;t want to shatter, be strange too. (G.F)

#411768 Poetry
By bayley.cutshaw GOLD
Plymouth, Michigan
bayley.cutshaw GOLD, Plymouth, Michigan
13 articles 6 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Everybodys going to hurt you in life, you just have to find the people worth suffering for&quot; -Bob Marley or &quot;If you&#039;re going to be two faced atleast make one of them pretty&quot; -Marilyn Monroe

#411769 Poetry
By SierraLynn411 SILVER
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
SierraLynn411 SILVER, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t pretend to be someone you&#039;re not<br /> Because like every caterpillar<br /> you are beautiful before and after you grow - Sierra Lynn

#411770 Poetry
By 11Eleven11 GOLD
Nashotah, Wisconsin
11Eleven11 GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments