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By morbidmorgan GOLD
Simi Valley, Arkansas

Her smile was so pretty that no one could tell, That the moment she got home her fake grin had fell. She laughed to her friends so they wouldn’t know, How desperately she tried...
morbidmorgan GOLD, Simi Valley, Arkansas
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she met because everyone is good and will do her no harm. And that terrifies me to the point where i can barely function." -Kurt Cobain


Poetry
By MaryTD PLATINUM
Burns, Oregon
MaryTD PLATINUM, Burns, Oregon
42 articles 68 photos 105 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be great you must first be good.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m not going to stay dead the rest of my life!&quot; - Theo in The Kestrel

Poetry
By softball6 PLATINUM
Humansville, Missouri
softball6 PLATINUM, Humansville, Missouri
33 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
*^^^LET DREAMS FLY, BEFORE THEY DIE^^^*---sarah brothers

Kelsey.Harris BRONZE, Jasper, Tennessee
4 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If I cannot move Heaven, then I will raise Hell.&quot;

Poetry
By GraceCatherine8 GOLD
Warner Robins, Georgia
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

Poetry
By Anonymous
Jessica7 BRONZE, Fairfax, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By BenjaminA. SILVER
Brownsville, Texas
BenjaminA. SILVER, Brownsville, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.&quot; - Jimi Hendrix

Poetry
By MJG11 SILVER
Scottsville, New York
MJG11 SILVER, Scottsville, New York
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Federal Agents could be tracking you right now for even considering the name Muhammad.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Dad, you were like a father to me.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;You are on crack, alright? And not the good kind.&quot;

Poetry
By NovaSoccer PLATINUM
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
NovaSoccer PLATINUM, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
26 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Long you&#039;ll live and high you&#039;ll fly, and smiles you&#039;ll give and tears you cry, and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.&quot;-Pink Floyd