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#145621voted by our readers
Fake Smiles
By emilyjean BRONZE
Southboro, Massachusetts

Im always known as “the happy one”. No doubt I love being happy, Yet there’s still something Strange about it. Not a day goes by Without a big smile Plastered to my face....
emilyjean BRONZE, Southboro, Massachusetts
2 articles 14 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
it’s not about the past. it’s not even about the future. it’s about today. it’s about this moment. because in all reality, this moment, this second, this instant is all we have.

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#145622 Poetry
Master Puppeteers
By Skye_Grace BRONZE
Topeka, Kansas
Skye_Grace BRONZE, Topeka, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why isn&#039;t common sense all that common any more?&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Life is a roller coaster - there are ups and downs - and you can never fully appreciate how high you are without almost crashing into the ground.&quot;

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#145623 Poetry
who is she?
By Briauna Lassig SILVER
Park City, Utah
Briauna Lassig SILVER, Park City, Utah
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#145624 Poetry
To Distant Shores
By Anonymous
#145625 Poetry
afternoons
By garshongjasmine SILVER
Accra, Other
garshongjasmine SILVER, Accra, Other
7 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
happiness resides not in possesions, and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -democritus

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#145626 Poetry
Fly Away Little Bird
By Imani Nettleford BRONZE
South Plinfield, New Jersey
Imani Nettleford BRONZE, South Plinfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#145627 Poetry
A Spidery Sunrise
By LittleMissSunshine08_11 SILVER
Boston, Massachusetts
LittleMissSunshine08_11 SILVER, Boston, Massachusetts
9 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick

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#145628 Poetry
Put The Guns Down!
By Kianna Goss BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
Kianna Goss BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#145629 Poetry
June 2022 Poetry Contest: Be a Kid
By Sunflowergirl GOLD
Mansfield, Texas
Sunflowergirl GOLD, Mansfield, Texas
18 articles 49 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
“This week I've been reading a lot<br /> and doing little work. That's the way<br /> things ought to be. That's surely the<br /> road to success.” -Anne Frank

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#145630 Poetry
I met Pap pap.
By lena ludewig BRONZE
Groveland, Illinois
lena ludewig BRONZE, Groveland, Illinois
2 articles 2 photos 0 comments
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