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#82281voted by our readers
By sydpenny98 PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin

At the center of boredom hides an anxious kid scared to escape society’s judgment The opposite of tender is a father’s glare The enemy of green hides between the grey of your s...
sydpenny98 PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
24 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#82282 Poetry
By wannabe-writer SILVER
Garland, Texas
wannabe-writer SILVER, Garland, Texas
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
love is not cruel<br /> we are cruel<br /> love is not a game<br /> we have made a game out of love.

#82283 Poetry
By Anonymous
#82284 Poetry
By Jane3 SILVER
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Jane3 SILVER, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The capital-T truth is about life BEFORE death. It is about the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, all the time, that we have to keep reminding ourselves over and over: this is water. This is water.&rdquo;

#82285 Poetry
By WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND
Massapequa, New York
WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
67 articles 1 photo 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.&quot; <br /> &mdash; James Patterson<br /> &quot;This is the very first page, not where the storyline ends, my thoughts will echo your name until I see you again...&quot; ~Taylor Swift &quot;Enchanted&quot;

#82286 Poetry
By colorguardgrl ELITE
Derry, New Hampshire
colorguardgrl ELITE, Derry, New Hampshire
111 articles 10 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn&#039;t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn&#039;t be. And what it wouldn&#039;t be, it would. You see?&rdquo; - Mad Hatter

#82287 Poetry
By KimberleeTayylor BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
KimberleeTayylor BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039; Just when the caterpillar thought the world was going to end, she became a butterfly&#039;&#039;

#82288 Poetry
By adrianna429 BRONZE
South Riding, Virginia
adrianna429 BRONZE, South Riding, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#82289 Poetry
By andi.eckl GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
andi.eckl GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#82290 Poetry
By bdawwg05 SILVER
Hoosick Falls, New York
bdawwg05 SILVER, Hoosick Falls, New York
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments