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#126481voted by our readers
By Anonymous

When I was a kid, no one ever taught me how to be happy. I was born to serve God, not for happiness. My dad yelled every day. At night, he’d come in and sort of apologize...

#126482 Poetry
By Kneubeiser4 PLATINUM
Chapin, South Carolina
Kneubeiser4 PLATINUM, Chapin, South Carolina
22 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never say goodbye, because saying goodbye means going away... and going away means forgetting. - Peter Pan

#126483 Poetry
By BlondeAndProud PLATINUM
Corseaux, Other
BlondeAndProud PLATINUM, Corseaux, Other
29 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

#126484 Poetry
By dysfuntellect DIAMOND
Yorktown, Virginia
dysfuntellect DIAMOND, Yorktown, Virginia
65 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything that you want is on the other side of fear- George Adair

HannahLouise1321 DIAMOND, Delaware, Ohio
63 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#126486 Poetry
By Annie Tran BRONZE
Germantown, Maryland
Annie Tran BRONZE, Germantown, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#126487 Poetry
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

#126488 Poetry
By DrMitchellPhD PLATINUM
Riverdale, Georgia
DrMitchellPhD PLATINUM, Riverdale, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are." - Goldie Hawn

#126489 Poetry
By Anonymous
#126490 Poetry
By Amy Greene BRONZE
West Chester, Ohio
Amy Greene BRONZE, West Chester, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments