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#5191voted by our readers
By Terilyn Martin BRONZE
Levittown, Pennsylvania

I am from poverty. My family has many friends, but wealth is not one. I am from a place when “ We can’t afford this” is the norm. I am from a darkness, that ma...
Terilyn Martin BRONZE, Levittown, Pennsylvania
3 articles 2 photos 3 comments

#5192 Poetry
By D-P-Stimson SILVER
Lincoln, Rhode Island
D-P-Stimson SILVER, Lincoln, Rhode Island
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5193 Poetry
QuiteIlliterateButReadsALot BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.” <br /> ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

#5194 Poetry
By Skibee24 SILVER
Spokane, Washington
Skibee24 SILVER, Spokane, Washington
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5195 Poetry
By nafisaarah BRONZE
Bay Shore, New York
nafisaarah BRONZE, Bay Shore, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5196 Poetry
By Jane_25 SILVER
Sedalia, Missouri
Jane_25 SILVER, Sedalia, Missouri
6 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stay Breathing -Billie Eilish

#5197 Poetry
By Maggie_blume5 SILVER
Highland Village, Texas
Maggie_blume5 SILVER, Highland Village, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5198 Poetry
By tennis2018 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
tennis2018 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5199 Poetry
By Taili GOLD
Lexington, Massachusetts
Taili GOLD, Lexington, Massachusetts
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#5200 Poetry
By 23truver BRONZE
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
23truver BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"you need to be able to push past your boundaries, and do the impossible. Go beyond, PLUS ULTRA!!"