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#112141voted by our readers
By IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM
Sacramento, California

Love, why do you do this to us? Give pain and spread grief, it’s clear that you must Is there a purpose to the lives that you ruin? All those lives, of nearly every last human?...
IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
37 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life


#112142 Poetry
Alex_Star BRONZE, Hinsdale, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the Universe no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here."

#112143 Poetry
By JossyRose DIAMOND
Tampa, Florida
JossyRose DIAMOND, Tampa, Florida
76 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Go ahead, judge me. Just remember to be perfect the rest of your life.

#112144 Poetry
By ZShub BRONZE
Canton, Illinois
ZShub BRONZE, Canton, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#112145 Poetry
By Taylor holt BRONZE
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Taylor holt BRONZE, Indian Trail, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#112146 Poetry
Hollydances BRONZE, Kanab, Utah
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
If you do what you always have done, then you'll get what you always have gotten.

#112147 Poetry
By be_unique. SILVER
Boston, Massachusetts
be_unique. SILVER, Boston, Massachusetts
9 articles 3 photos 8 comments
#112148 Poetry
By UniquelyMe BRONZE
York, Pennsylvania
UniquelyMe BRONZE, York, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is dancing like there's no tomorrow. <3

theintrovertmonologues DIAMOND, Pittsford, New York
94 articles 0 photos 12 comments
#112150 Poetry
bluetopazeyez SILVER, Orinda, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"If you don't want me now, don't miss me later."