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#41191voted by our readers
By 1libbylulu BRONZE
Brandon, Mississippi

I sit here and I wonder what to do I don’t know what to feel it like im going up and down a hill and just cant make it. I keep telling myself I shouldn’t tell but deep insi...
1libbylulu BRONZE, Brandon, Mississippi
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
stay strong


#41192 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

#41193 Poetry
By HANNAHRIZZ BRONZE
MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania
HANNAHRIZZ BRONZE, MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#41194 Poetry
By XliteX SILVER
Coquitlam, Other
XliteX SILVER, Coquitlam, Other
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Elizabeth J. Canham...<br /> There is no freedom like seeing myself as I am and not losing heart.

#41195 Poetry
By iwasateenagefaery SILVER
Charlotte, North Carolina
iwasateenagefaery SILVER, Charlotte, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;the reason weetzie bat hated high school was because no one understood.&quot; -francesca lia block.

#41196 Poetry
By MicahMorrison GOLD
Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
MicahMorrison GOLD, Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
17 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s not too late, it&#039;s never too late&quot; -Three Days Grace

#41197 Poetry
childishnotions SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You can&#039;t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.&rdquo; <br /> ― Jack London

#41198 Poetry
cemeterybats ELITE, Parker, Colorado
113 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#41199 Poetry
By swimmergirl GOLD
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
swimmergirl GOLD, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
16 articles 1 photo 14 comments
#41200 Poetry
alisaysroar GOLD, N. Kingstown, Rhode Island
13 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Weighed down under the shallow sunrise, the radiance seeping through my aqua ceiling, and reminding me that I chased my own demise--we&#039;ve all constructed our own ends with the illusions of beginnings.&quot;