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#6081voted by our readers
By PersonOfInterest ELITE
Shrewsbury, Other

I broke a rule, I must be bad. A tear in my eye, I must be sad. Nice to a boy, I must be a slut. Bandage on my hand, My knuckles must be cut. Don’t want to eat, I mus...
PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
176 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger.


ElisaTheDuck ELITE, Rigaud, Other
323 articles 5 photos 166 comments
#6083 Poetry
JackLynnGubler BRONZE, San Pedro, California
1 article 0 photos 7 comments
maeinotb4gotten SILVER, Steinbach, Other
9 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is like playing the piano. First you play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.

#6085 Poetry
By kikixkupkake GOLD
San Marcos, California
kikixkupkake GOLD, San Marcos, California
17 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The things that walk out when we open our minds." -Dylan McCoy

#6086 Poetry
DivyaGanguly GOLD, Kalyani, Other
18 articles 4 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Actually,the best life you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures....

#6087 Poetry
By Dr.Richards SILVER
Encinitas, California
Dr.Richards SILVER, Encinitas, California
9 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"

#6088 Poetry
By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)

#6089 Poetry
By staffy GOLD
Courtice, Other
staffy GOLD, Courtice, Other
19 articles 3 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
you were born a origianl. don&#039;t die a copy.-jason mason<br /> i am beautiful for god makes no mistake.-Lady GaGa

#6090 Poetry
By maraquette.koss SILVER
New City, New York
maraquette.koss SILVER, New City, New York
9 articles 0 photos 13 comments