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#435541voted by our readers
By _truth GOLD
Prospect, Kentucky

black dots, white boxes rolling over then I've lost it skipping spaces in between lost of going underneath low I've gotten self broken make a sound leave it now...
_truth GOLD, Prospect, Kentucky
16 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for what your not...&quot;<br /> &quot;life isn&#039;t measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away&quot;


#435542 Poetry
By Kayleigh PLATINUM
Belmont, New Hampshire
Kayleigh PLATINUM, Belmont, New Hampshire
23 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;when something good is in your grasp do not let it slip away&quot;

#435543 Poetry
By MiaMiya GOLD
Lexington, Texas
MiaMiya GOLD, Lexington, Texas
17 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t need easy, I just need possible. ~Bethany Hamilton

#435544 Poetry
By meowsi BRONZE
Montebello, California
meowsi BRONZE, Montebello, California
3 articles 3 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.<br /> Michaelangelo

#435545 Poetry
By Anonymous
#435546 Poetry
By HushedButterfly GOLD
San Antonio, Texas
HushedButterfly GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
11 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;re eyes are blue.&quot;-Lena

#435547 Poetry
By Ciazio BRONZE
Paramount, California
Ciazio BRONZE, Paramount, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy." - Edgar Allan Poe<br /> "The number of pathogens passed during a handshake is staggering. It's actually safer to kiss." Dr. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)

#435548 Poetry
By firstsnowfalls DIAMOND
Marcellus, New York
firstsnowfalls DIAMOND, Marcellus, New York
51 articles 6 photos 105 comments
#435549 Poetry
By Sincerely,DiscreteEnvy SILVER
Jersey City, New Jersey
Sincerely,DiscreteEnvy SILVER, Jersey City, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn&#039;t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You&#039;ll have your heart broken and you&#039;ll break others&#039; hearts. You&#039;ll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you&quot;

#435550 Poetry
By ComputerKnerd PLATINUM
Richmond, Virginia
ComputerKnerd PLATINUM, Richmond, Virginia
26 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The friend in my adversity I shall always treasure most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity&rdquo;<br /> - Ulysses S. Grant