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#458151voted by our readers
By RebeccaR PLATINUM
Racine, Wisconsin

I asked for freedom I asked for trust I needed a break They thought I asked too much They barricaded me in Now I’m stuck with nothing Only my cold numb skin I’m dead and yet...
RebeccaR PLATINUM, Racine, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
If your ship doesn&#039;t come in, swim out to it.<br /> -- Jonathan Winters


#458152 Poetry
By BloodyTears SILVER
Mission Viejo, California
BloodyTears SILVER, Mission Viejo, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.<br /> <br /> - Oscar Wilde

#458153 Poetry
By LouieHan GOLD
San Marino, California
LouieHan GOLD, San Marino, California
14 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Xiao Dre, when life knocks you down, you can choose, whether or not, to get back up<br /> -Jackie Chan as Mr. Han

#458154 Poetry
By Anonymous
CallMeKidHood GOLD, Lawrenceville, Georgia
10 articles 7 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
What wisdom is found in knowledge?

#458156 Poetry
By byeteresa BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
byeteresa BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings<br /> In the way that boys are<br /> Feminist: the person who believes in the social<br /> Political, and economic equality of the sexes&quot; - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#458157 Poetry
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#458159 Poetry
By Lauren . BRONZE
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Lauren . BRONZE, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
1 article 8 photos 8 comments
#458160 Poetry
By marissa2010rose GOLD
Sunnyside, Washington
marissa2010rose GOLD, Sunnyside, Washington
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes, I&#039;m clueless and I&#039;m clumsy, but I got friends that love me, and they know just where I stand. It&#039;s all apart of me, and that&#039;s who I am.&quot; Jessica Andrews