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#108271voted by our readers
By Anonymous

You aimed at my head With a blank stare in your eyes Missed and shot my heart instead I can never forget those words you said They are now only secrets and lies You aimed at...

#108272 Poetry
LostButNeverFound PLATINUM, Phoenix, Arizona
37 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Friends are like balloons: once you let them go, you can't get them back. So I'm gonna tie you to my heart so I never lose you.

#108273 Poetry
By ElizNieves PLATINUM
Chicago, Illinois
ElizNieves PLATINUM, Chicago, Illinois
36 articles 13 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." The Catcher in the Rye

#108274 Poetry
By scarletP SILVER
East Lansing, Michigan
scarletP SILVER, East Lansing, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A smart girl listens but doesn&#039;t believe, kisses but doesn&#039;t love and leaves before she is left.&quot; <br /> -- Marilyn Monroe

#108275 Poetry
By SatsukaMoonWolf SILVER
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
SatsukaMoonWolf SILVER, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Education is not preparation for the future, it is life itself.&quot;

#108276 Poetry
By Maia Donahue BRONZE
Midland, Michigan
Maia Donahue BRONZE, Midland, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#108277 Poetry
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By Anonymous
#108278 Poetry
By AddieLayne SILVER
Knoxville, Tennessee
AddieLayne SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Why wait on the world to change when you can change the world?

#108279 Poetry
ILoveWriting548 SILVER, Charles City, Iowa
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing in life is to be feared, It is only to be understood. Now is the time to fear less and understand more.&quot; Marie Currie

#108280 Poetry
By NidhiBathla GOLD
San Antonio, Texas
NidhiBathla GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments