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#476221voted by our readers
By EmilyGiroux SILVER
Surprise, Arizona

My tummy is a butterfly. Not filled with them. It is one. And my heart is a teardrop Salty and sad. Well… maybe not salty. But I am a weed And I have not yet grown a yellow...
EmilyGiroux SILVER, Surprise, Arizona
8 articles 0 photos 15 comments

#476222 Poetry
By liz975 SILVER
Hollis, New Hampshire
liz975 SILVER, Hollis, New Hampshire
5 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go out and do it. The world needs people who are alive."

#476223 Poetry
By StarSkye BRONZE
Sparks, Nevada
StarSkye BRONZE, Sparks, Nevada
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#476224 Poetry
By aveawave GOLD
Woolwich, New Jersey
aveawave GOLD, Woolwich, New Jersey
10 articles 1 photo 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be the angel you're sworn to be: spread your wings and fly" :)

#476225 Poetry
M_IML DIAMOND, Ganei Tikva, Other
78 articles 0 photos 61 comments
#476226 Poetry
DINOMONKEYRAWR BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm sorry but I'm not here to please you."

#476227 Poetry
By kierstonlm BRONZE
Destrehan, Louisiana
kierstonlm BRONZE, Destrehan, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everyone wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but to have a rainbow you must have a little rain." ~Zion Lee

#476228 Poetry
By kiraelliott BRONZE
La Mesa, California
kiraelliott BRONZE, La Mesa, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#476229 Poetry
By OurVoices PLATINUM
Merrimac, Massachusetts
OurVoices PLATINUM, Merrimac, Massachusetts
31 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are" - e.e. cummings

#476230 Poetry
By Anonymous