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#88981voted by our readers
By Colleen_Rose BRONZE
Chandler, Arizona

I can’t sleep without my dog because I’m scared of letting my defenses down to be vulnerable for a few hours. Even with my dog there, that doesn’t stop the nightmares of what h...
Colleen_Rose BRONZE, Chandler, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“ Love the world? Write about it. Hate the world? Write a new one. ” — John Maurer


#88982 Poetry
By clarissa15 BRONZE
Lumberton, Texas
clarissa15 BRONZE, Lumberton, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The course of true love never did run smooth" ~ William Shakesphere

#88983 Poetry
By Tokaku SILVER
Wheaton, Illinois
Tokaku SILVER, Wheaton, Illinois
5 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; A Friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of <br /> one&#039;s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the <br /> gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth <br /> keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.&quot;- Arabian Proverb

#88984 Poetry
By King_KDA ELITE
Burlington, Washington
King_KDA ELITE, Burlington, Washington
112 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Numquam finitur, donec vita finiatur."<br /> - K. D'Angelo Alexander

#88985 Poetry
By Anonymous
dazedandconfused BRONZE, Fort Erie, Other
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I&#039;m doing &quot;<br /> - Jimmy Page

#88987 Poetry
By ElaineSparks BRONZE
Mccamey, Texas
ElaineSparks BRONZE, Mccamey, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s not up to me anymore, if you want me in your life, you&#039;ll find a way to put me there<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -idk

#88988 Poetry
By Cassie126 BRONZE
Lake Stevens, Washington
Cassie126 BRONZE, Lake Stevens, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#88989 Poetry
ErinAirfire GOLD, Yreka, California
13 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are reading the story of our lives<br /> as though we were in it,<br /> as though we had written it&quot;<br /> <br /> -Mark Strand

#88990 Poetry
By Divagirl508 BRONZE
Staten Island, New York
Divagirl508 BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom .