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#147291voted by our readers
By gisselle_swartz27 BRONZE
Fairfield, California

My flesh, why did you turn against me? You promised me satisfaction but gave me destruction, Leading me into your ways of corruption,  My faith dwindling due to your interr...
gisselle_swartz27 BRONZE, Fairfield, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I want to be defined by the things I love, not the things I hate, not the things I'm afraid of, not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night. I just think that, you are what you love"


#147292 Poetry
By Anonymous
#147293 Poetry
By georgiagirl BRONZE
Rincon, Georgia
georgiagirl BRONZE, Rincon, Georgia
1 article 49 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
your just somebody that i used to know <3

#147294 Poetry
LeahChristine BRONZE, Johnson City, Tennessee
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&rsquo;m for crushes not acted upon, <br /> for admiration from afar,<br /> for the delicate and the resilient and the fragile human heart,<br /> may it always heal stronger than it was before. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Taylor Mali

#147295 Poetry
By stillheartless PLATINUM
Eugene, Oregon
stillheartless PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
40 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And I&#039;m sorry to leave you.&quot; -Jenny Downham

#147296 Poetry
By Enchantedxo BRONZE
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Enchantedxo BRONZE, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.&quot; --John Jakes

#147297 Poetry
By Anonymous
#147298 Poetry
By NiyahSymone GOLD
Norwalk, Connecticut
NiyahSymone GOLD, Norwalk, Connecticut
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments
#147299 Poetry
By **saskia* BRONZE
Albany, California
**saskia* BRONZE, Albany, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#147300 Poetry
By AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM
CDA, Idaho
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM, CDA, Idaho
31 articles 2 photos 226 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take... but by the moments that take your breath away.