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#41771voted by our readers
By beautywriter1572 BRONZE
Rimersburg, Pennsylvania

I wanna get away from all this torture yeah, all this pain and the shrines that remind me of my horrid shame. I'll just keep running. Oh, i won't be tamed. So tir...
beautywriter1572 BRONZE, Rimersburg, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I beleive that our backround and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.


#41772 Poetry
By JuniperProductions PLATINUM
Stafford, Virginia
JuniperProductions PLATINUM, Stafford, Virginia
25 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
An old man told his grandson, "There is a fight between two wolves inside of us. One is bad-- it is lust, pried, and lies. The other is good-- love, caring and humility." The boy thought for a moment and asked, "Which one wins?" "The one you feed."

#41773 Poetry
By Miranda_kaminsky BRONZE
Roscoe, Illinois
Miranda_kaminsky BRONZE, Roscoe, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#41774 Poetry
By Liliy SILVER
New York City, New York
Liliy SILVER, New York City, New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#41775 Poetry
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
47 articles 7 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

#41776 Poetry
By decayingorganicmatter SILVER
Wellington, Florida
decayingorganicmatter SILVER, Wellington, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens.&quot; --Fight Club

#41777 Poetry
By P3ACE BRONZE
Queen Creek, Arizona
P3ACE BRONZE, Queen Creek, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#41778 Poetry
By dend90 SILVER
Irmo, South Carolina
dend90 SILVER, Irmo, South Carolina
6 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not interested in just being good

#41779 Poetry
By redhairCat PLATINUM
Pebble Beach, California
redhairCat PLATINUM, Pebble Beach, California
47 articles 20 photos 411 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I can do anything!&quot;

#41780 Poetry
BleedingOuterSpace SILVER, Seattle, Washington
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Write like your running out of time&quot;