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#61601voted by our readers
By Kailey1023 BRONZE
Burkburnett, Texas

  At a young age we are told to become quiet, To hide behind our strong men. To bear the children, clean and cook, And look pretty. While the men work jobs and...
Kailey1023 BRONZE, Burkburnett, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#61602 Poetry
By Ifeelliketacos BRONZE
Troy, Illinois
Ifeelliketacos BRONZE, Troy, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#61603 Poetry
By Samurai SILVER
Denver, Colorado
Samurai SILVER, Denver, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In the hands of a true writer, a pen can be both an adventurous explorer or a silent assassin"

#61604 Poetry
By bamboom212 PLATINUM
Chestnut Ridge, New York
bamboom212 PLATINUM, Chestnut Ridge, New York
23 articles 0 photos 155 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The truth with a bad intent, is worse than any lie you can ever invent.&quot;<br /> &quot;You are smarter than you think. You are stronger than you look. You are braver than you feel.&quot;

#61605 Poetry
By lessthanthree.14 SILVER
Pflugerville, Texas
lessthanthree.14 SILVER, Pflugerville, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grief, it seemed, drove Voldemort away - although Dumbledore would have said it was love. -Deathly Hallows

#61606 Poetry
By Nicole67 PLATINUM
Indianola, Washington
Nicole67 PLATINUM, Indianola, Washington
25 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.&quot;<br /> &quot;we often put up walls not to keep people out, but to see who cares to get through&quot;<br /> &ldquo;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&rdquo;

#61607 Poetry
Puzzle PLATINUM, Orem, Utah
27 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons,<br /> Eat them.<br /> They do not taste that bad.<br /> <br /> Life is like autumn.<br /> Stop to crunch the pesky leaves.<br /> <br /> Love is... let me think...<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t judge a book by its cover.<br /> <br /> Poetry is a way to put words to things that are unexplainable.

#61608 Poetry
By scarlettrose BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
scarlettrose BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I burn. I pine. I perish.

#61609 Poetry
By Amber1994 GOLD
Roanoke, Illinois
Amber1994 GOLD, Roanoke, Illinois
15 articles 6 photos 45 comments
#61610 Poetry
By Megumi-Chan PLATINUM
University Place, Washington
Megumi-Chan PLATINUM, University Place, Washington
23 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life&#039;s about making mistakes and trying to learn from them, most people don&#039;t learn from their mistakes the first time they make them, but that&#039;s what friends are for. They take your hand and help you think clearly