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#45011voted by our readers
By AmazingAmy SILVER
Spartanburg, South Carolina

I am confused to the edge of breaking, like the edge of sand against an ocean tide, as to why no one sees what I see. They never notice their precious gossip or their bes...
AmazingAmy SILVER, Spartanburg, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The moment comes when a character does or says something that I hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and I leave it to him." -Graham Greene


#45012 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You know?"

#45013 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#45014 Poetry
By AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE
Austin, TX, Texas
AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE, Austin, TX, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#45015 Poetry
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#45016 Poetry
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#45017 Poetry
By littlemsawkward ELITE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
littlemsawkward ELITE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
119 articles 7 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be great is to be misunderstood.&quot; ((Ralph Waldo Emerson))

#45018 Poetry
By CWells_521 DIAMOND
Greene, New York
CWells_521 DIAMOND, Greene, New York
81 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
The best things in life are unseen, that&#039;s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.<br /> What doesn&#039;t kill you, only makes you stronger.

#45019 Poetry
By universallyspeaking BRONZE
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
universallyspeaking BRONZE, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not - Kurt Cobain

#45020 Poetry
By lexieporter10 BRONZE
Westbrook, Connecticut
lexieporter10 BRONZE, Westbrook, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments