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#45201voted by our readers
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia

My deceitful mouth is not clean But soiled with verbal filth It froths with spiteful words Which I do not regard with pride Yet these irreverent words are words that need to be...
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London


#45202 Poetry
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;

#45203 Poetry
By Zona.Nizami BRONZE
Abu Dhabi, Other
Zona.Nizami BRONZE, Abu Dhabi, Other
3 articles 2 photos 1 comment
#45204 Poetry
By Sec1218 PLATINUM
Neenah, Wisconsin
Sec1218 PLATINUM, Neenah, Wisconsin
35 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#45205 Poetry
By jazzsinger9 BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
jazzsinger9 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#45206 Poetry
By Anonymous
#45207 Poetry
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#45208 Poetry
By Underestimated GOLD
Ocala, Florida
Underestimated GOLD, Ocala, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every girl wants a guy she can go to hair a mess, in sweats, eyes red from crying, and the first thing he says to her is &quot;baby your beautiful&quot; and actually means it.

#45209 Poetry
By AllisonFlom SILVER
New York, New York
AllisonFlom SILVER, New York, New York
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;you are braver than you believe, smarter than you think, and stronger than you seem.&quot; -Christopher Robbin to Winnie-the-Pooh

#45210 Poetry
By RomeCorkern BRONZE
Des Moines, Washington
RomeCorkern BRONZE, Des Moines, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments