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By HMB-11-05 BRONZE
Vallejo, California

"Why can't you just be real?" "Why do you always hide what you feel?" "Are you done playing masquerade yet?" "You know we're all afraid, yeah?" "Why are you always pretending?"...
HMB-11-05 BRONZE, Vallejo, California
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#436552 Poetry
By nik-nik GOLD
Wichita Falls, Texas
nik-nik GOLD, Wichita Falls, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything happens for a reason

#436553 Poetry
By ShannJarka BRONZE
Lombard, Illinois
ShannJarka BRONZE, Lombard, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Working on A Dream.

#436554 Poetry
By markie_anderle SILVER
Shaker Heights, Ohio
markie_anderle SILVER, Shaker Heights, Ohio
8 articles 2 photos 12 comments
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#436556 Poetry
By fordisintheroom BRONZE
Southport, Other
fordisintheroom BRONZE, Southport, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”

#436557 Poetry
By AcrossTheSavannah SILVER
Ironton, Ohio
AcrossTheSavannah SILVER, Ironton, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I always think that I function quite well on my own, unusually so, but then I&rsquo;m reminded how important people are to me.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash;Laura Marling

#436558 Poetry
By maecymeadows BRONZE
Thomson, Georgia
maecymeadows BRONZE, Thomson, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#436559 Poetry
By amykennah SILVER
Shelbyville, Illinois
amykennah SILVER, Shelbyville, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#436560 Poetry
By Dana6 PLATINUM
Ashburn, Virginia
Dana6 PLATINUM, Ashburn, Virginia
29 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12