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#6681voted by our readers
By Anonymous

My interpretation of happiness, Wrong from the start, My attempts at joy are always like, Arrows to my heart.   Why do I feel so scared? I'm sad and don't know what to d...

#6682 Poetry
By Anonymous
savcooll BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
ShayLennon BRONZE, Medway, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#6685 Poetry
By Savannahk946 SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Savannahk946 SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
9 articles 2 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Poetry is not meant to be read with the eyes but to be read with an elegant soul. Not to be thought about with your head but with a powerful heart.<br /> - Savannah Kealey

AmaraKwameTheOnlyOne GOLD, Durban, Other
10 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. <br /> – Kwame Nkrumah

#6687 Poetry
By Chayaisdbest BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
Chayaisdbest BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hard times don't create heroes. It is during those hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed."<br /> -Bob Riley

#6688 Poetry
By Willj34 BRONZE
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Willj34 BRONZE, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#6689 Poetry
By Anonymous
#6690 Poetry
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka