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#437091voted by our readers
By kaylala_22 PLATINUM
Hillsboro, Missouri

I used to be a good little girl Someone who had her wings sprouting to Fly If a mistake was made I could look you dead in the eyes And state the complete Truth But nobody co...
kaylala_22 PLATINUM, Hillsboro, Missouri
41 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A beautiful personality shines brighter than any pretty face"


#437092 Poetry
By kathrynm95 BRONZE
Ormond Beach, Florida
kathrynm95 BRONZE, Ormond Beach, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#437093 Poetry
By Anonymous
#437094 Poetry
deryan16 GOLD, Auburn, New York
11 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
*Choose to chance the rapids, dare to dance the tides.*

#437095 Poetry
By ChristinaCeleste BRONZE
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
ChristinaCeleste BRONZE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Out of the ash, <br /> I rise with my red hair<br /> And I eat men like air.&quot; -Sylvia Plath, Lady Lazarus

#437096 Poetry
By fireeyedgirl SILVER
Dulles, Virginia
fireeyedgirl SILVER, Dulles, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not &quot;true&quot; because we&#039;re hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about someone who lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself. &quot;<br /> &mdash; Orson Scott Card

#437097 Poetry
By RulerofRoses BRONZE
Hartsville, South Carolina
RulerofRoses BRONZE, Hartsville, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d like mornings better if they started later.

#437098 Poetry
By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

#437099 Poetry
By cme020500 SILVER
Hinsdale, Illinois
cme020500 SILVER, Hinsdale, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#437100 Poetry