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By Anna_Grace GOLD
New Paltz, New York

Straight-laced and tongue-tied, med school then real life, Aching footsteps to follow Pin-sharp and dedicated, always calm and ever patient,  And yet it all rang hollow. S...
Anna_Grace GOLD, New Paltz, New York
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#892 Poetry
Accidental_Ashlee GOLD, Belleville, Michigan
15 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The advice to 'hold on to your dreams' is all well and good, but there comes a point when holding on to your dreams becomes unhelpful and even unhealthy. life can pass you by while you are clinging on to a wish that can never be - or ought never to be fulfilled. Your deepest yearning is for something impossible Desperately sad though it is that you have been deprived of your dreams, know that siting and gazing on a vision of what you can never have, will only damage you and your heart."

#893 Poetry
By Volleystar15 GOLD
Wauconda, Illinois
Volleystar15 GOLD, Wauconda, Illinois
11 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You asked me what was wrong, i smiled and said NOTHING.<br /> Then i turned around and whispered EVERYTHING.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;When i see you smile and know that is not for me, that is when i miss you the most.&quot;

#894 Poetry
Laramie.B. SILVER, Edgerton, Wyoming
6 articles 8 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." -Henry Ford

#895 Poetry
By MMiiaa SILVER
Vancouver, Other
MMiiaa SILVER, Vancouver, Other
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s more fun to be happy than it is to be sad.

#896 Poetry
By Rueboss SILVER
Vassar, Michigan
Rueboss SILVER, Vassar, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#897 Poetry
By BriaThomas BRONZE
Anchorage, Alaska
BriaThomas BRONZE, Anchorage, Alaska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s more to the truth than just the facts.

Queen-of-Sarcasum13 DIAMOND, South Bellmore, New York
63 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dance like no one&#039;s watching.Sing like no one&#039;s listening.Love like you&#039;ve never been hurt. Live like its heaven on earth.&quot; -Mark Twain

#899 Poetry
By rhymingrimer SILVER
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
rhymingrimer SILVER, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
9 articles 12 photos 2 comments
#900 Poetry
By emilyv33 SILVER
Chatham, New Jersey
emilyv33 SILVER, Chatham, New Jersey
7 articles 3 photos 1 comment