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#428691voted by our readers
I am Home
By lvnglfe1593 PLATINUM
Everett, Washington

The screaming girls, The barking dogs, The smelly cats, And I am home. The dirty dishes, The empty cabinets, The messy table, And I am home. The couch-less living room,...
lvnglfe1593 PLATINUM, Everett, Washington
28 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never think about the consequences of your actions, living for today and not tomorrow's satisfactions." ~Ludacris

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#428692 Poetry
When I was a kid
By NyghtOnyxx GOLD
Goldsboro, North Carolina
NyghtOnyxx GOLD, Goldsboro, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.<br /> Hollywood is a place where they&#039;ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.<br /> Dogs never bite me. Just humans.<br /> ~ Marilyn Monroe

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#428693 Poetry
Averagely Normal
By Anonymous
#428694 Poetry
Disappear
By carlytracz PLATINUM
Manhattan, Kansas
carlytracz PLATINUM, Manhattan, Kansas
21 articles 1 photo 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We allow ourselves to dream without fear of how impossible it may seem.&quot; -Z.H.<br /> &quot;Anything other than yes is no. Anything other than stay is go. Anything less than &#039;I love you.&#039; is lying.&quot; -John Mayer.

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#428695 Poetry
Lights Out
By toomanysecrets. GOLD
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
toomanysecrets. GOLD, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I look in the mirror and my heart just sinks, people may think differently, but you see, they just *think*.&quot;<br /> &quot;There&#039;s a stranger in my mirror.&quot;

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#428696 Poetry
Five Minutes on E. Baltimore St. MAG
By Ethan Volinsky BRONZE
Winchester, Virginia
Ethan Volinsky BRONZE, Winchester, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#428697 Poetry
Survivorship
By lighttodark SILVER
Avon, Indiana
lighttodark SILVER, Avon, Indiana
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful<br /> before i’ve called them intelligent or brave<br /> i am sorry i made it sound as though<br /> something as simple as what you’re born with<br /> is all you have to be proud of<br /> when you have broken mountains with your wit <br /> from now on i will say things like<br /> you are resilient, or you are extraordinary<br /> not because i don’t think you’re beautiful<br /> but because i need you to know<br /> you are more than that” <br /> ― rupi kaur

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#428698 Poetry
Life Dream
By Anonymous
#428699 Poetry
swinging together
By belle GOLD
Easley, South Carolina
belle GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments
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#428700 Poetry
This is who I am
By Anonymous