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#463201voted by our readers
By AlexandraW GOLD
Naperville, Illinois

I gave you everything and you spat me lies Turning the other cheek Ignoring my desperate cries When you used to hold me close Did you think I was a waste? I felt so safe an...
AlexandraW GOLD, Naperville, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The greatest ironies of life: having the right person at the wrong time, having the wrong person when the time is right, and finding out that you love someone after that person walks out of your sight ...." -V. Para


#463202 Poetry
By LaceeJade GOLD
Bucyrus, Ohio
LaceeJade GOLD, Bucyrus, Ohio
17 articles 4 photos 136 comments

Favorite Quote:
♥ I've made mistakes in my life. i've let people take advantage of me, and i accepted way less than i deserve. But, i've learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some things i can never get back and people who will never be sorry. i'll know better next time and i wont settle for anything less than i deserve. ♥

#463203 Poetry
By LauraNicole BRONZE
Henderson, Nevada
LauraNicole BRONZE, Henderson, Nevada
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#463204 Poetry
By xDyingToShoutOut SILVER
Clymer, Pennsylvania
xDyingToShoutOut SILVER, Clymer, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#463205 Poetry
By Romans21 SILVER
Lexington, Kentucky
Romans21 SILVER, Lexington, Kentucky
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The world is our classroom and we are the authors of our own adventures."

#463206 Poetry
By Anonymous
#463207 Poetry
By SarahBethany BRONZE
Mount Pearl, Other
SarahBethany BRONZE, Mount Pearl, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#463208 Poetry
By TeresaJeanC DIAMOND
Sebastpol, California
TeresaJeanC DIAMOND, Sebastpol, California
63 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I hope the exit will be joyful, and I hope never to return" -Frida Kahlo

#463209 Poetry
By Kal-el SILVER
San Antonio, Texas
Kal-el SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Experience... The end finds it wasted on dead men.<br /> -Og Mandino-

#463210 Poetry
Writer157 BRONZE, Miami, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing in life is impossible, the word itself says I&#039;m Possible&quot; -Audrey Hepburn <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just going to write because I can not help it&quot; -Charlotte Bronte