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#420781voted by our readers
By clairexaudrey PLATINUM
Bethel, Connecticut

I’m not a fire, You can’t just light me up and watch me burn. I’m not a slinky, You can’t stretch me to fit your needs. I’m not a sponge, You can’t expect me to soak in all of...
clairexaudrey PLATINUM, Bethel, Connecticut
41 articles 3 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.&quot;<br /> -Elizabeth Kubler Ross


#420782 Poetry
By Jaechan PLATINUM
New City, New York
Jaechan PLATINUM, New City, New York
42 articles 17 photos 0 comments
#420783 Poetry
By Push2Death GOLD
Palmdle, California
Push2Death GOLD, Palmdle, California
10 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Doubt Me

#420784 Poetry
Kurt Nickels SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#420785 Poetry
By M.Boecher BRONZE
Gulf-Shores, Alabama
M.Boecher BRONZE, Gulf-Shores, Alabama
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all want progress but if you&#039;re on the wrong road progress means doing an about turn and walking back to the right road in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.&quot; C.S. Lewis

#420786 Poetry
By Kayla Kaluza GOLD
Pasadena, Texas
Kayla Kaluza GOLD, Pasadena, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#420787 Poetry
By JessikaBlackport BRONZE
Rockford, Michigan
JessikaBlackport BRONZE, Rockford, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.&quot; -Max Ehrmann

#420788 Poetry
By TheEdgar PLATINUM
Fayetteville, North Carolina
TheEdgar PLATINUM, Fayetteville, North Carolina
22 articles 1 photo 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are in need of forgetting something, make a note to remember it.&quot;

#420789 Poetry
By arcanine24 PLATINUM
Ventnor, New Jersey
arcanine24 PLATINUM, Ventnor, New Jersey
47 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone has a story; just some are more interesting to read than others.

#420790 Poetry
By Purplei96 PLATINUM
Oxford, Georgia
Purplei96 PLATINUM, Oxford, Georgia
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nihil Sine Nefas