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#471981voted by our readers
By TheNerdGirl PLATINUM
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Hard Why is school always so hard? Easy It’s so easy for some kids. What am I doing wrong? Teachers They just don’t understand Try I try hard why doesn’t it pay off Stupid...
TheNerdGirl PLATINUM, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
26 articles 28 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
Shoot for the moon because even if you miss you'll still end up among the star's


#471982 Poetry
By veganteen PLATINUM
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
veganteen PLATINUM, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
47 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#471983 Poetry
Your_Apathetic_Basketcase ELITE, Orlando, Florida
137 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Just remember, if the world didn&#039;t suck, we&#039;d all fall off.&quot;<br /> -Derrolyn Anderson<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t trust everything you see, even salt looks like sugar.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;The sea speaks more honestly... To those willing to drown.&quot; -J.D. Hard

#471984 Poetry
By NoahJ456 SILVER
Temperance, Michigan
NoahJ456 SILVER, Temperance, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#471985 Poetry
ClicheBecauseItsTrue PLATINUM, A City, California
29 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#471986 Poetry
By C.Welsford BRONZE
Toronto, Other
C.Welsford BRONZE, Toronto, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life!&quot;<br /> - James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

#471987 Poetry
By Trishta SILVER
Pasadena, California
Trishta SILVER, Pasadena, California
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life&#039;s a b**ch. You&#039;ve got to go out and kick a**. <br /> Maya Angelou

#471988 Poetry
By Matthew Virag BRONZE
Somewhere, Alabama
Matthew Virag BRONZE, Somewhere, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#471989 Poetry
nickmitchell31 BRONZE, Draper, Utah
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#471990 Poetry
By ShaniaJ. BRONZE
Staten Island, New York
ShaniaJ. BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You&rsquo;re not even old enough to know how bad life gets.&rdquo; &ldquo;Obviously, Doctor, you&rsquo;ve never been a 13-year-old girl.&rdquo;