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#70671voted by our readers
By AnnaRead SILVER
Park City, Utah

I am a shadow of what once walked these halls. I am a picture, faded and forgotten in a dusty attic. I am the sea, churning and twisting inside my world. I am the darkness,...
AnnaRead SILVER, Park City, Utah
8 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Even if your on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers


#70672 Poetry
By gracie1197 GOLD
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
gracie1197 GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#70673 Poetry
By ChristinaTerrazas GOLD
Chantilly, Virginia
ChristinaTerrazas GOLD, Chantilly, Virginia
19 articles 3 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
-&quot;Do you mind if I smoke?&quot;<br /> -&quot;I don&#039;t care if you burn.&quot;

#70674 Poetry
By Tallula77 PLATINUM
Sandhausen, Other
Tallula77 PLATINUM, Sandhausen, Other
46 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
With shortness of breath, I&#039;ll explain the infinite- how rare and beautiful it is that we exist<br /> By sleeping at last

#70675 Poetry
By Anonymous
#70676 Poetry
By armygirl22 GOLD
Brandon, Florida
armygirl22 GOLD, Brandon, Florida
13 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
i finally understand what true love really means. love means that you care for another person&#039;s happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.

#70677 Poetry
By applesoranges PLATINUM
Waukesha, Wisconsin
applesoranges PLATINUM, Waukesha, Wisconsin
26 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
People don&#039;t value life until they know how easy it is lost

#70678 Poetry
By AnonymousGirl67 BRONZE
Cedar Creek, Texas
AnonymousGirl67 BRONZE, Cedar Creek, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But it ain&rsquo;t how hard you hit; it&rsquo;s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That&rsquo;s how winning is done.

#70679 Poetry
By cassidyscheibe BRONZE
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
cassidyscheibe BRONZE, Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#70680 Poetry
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should&#039;ve behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.