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#167801voted by our readers
By aleeeeeey BRONZE
Rye, New York

Sleep she says. She says I’m sick. She says I might not make it. She says that I need to understand this—I need to grow up for just a minute and understand what’s going on. She sa...
aleeeeeey BRONZE, Rye, New York
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;i sold my soul to the open road&quot;<br /> &quot;Its so quiet i can hear peoples dreams&quot;


#167802 Poetry
By ohmeliora BRONZE
Lakewood, Washington
ohmeliora BRONZE, Lakewood, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#167803 Poetry
By CheerleaderHaley GOLD
Daytona Beach, Florida
CheerleaderHaley GOLD, Daytona Beach, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#167804 Poetry
By TessM. GOLD
Lake Zurich, Illinois
TessM. GOLD, Lake Zurich, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Even if it&#039;s Friday and I&#039;ve been working on not falling apart all week, it is still Friday!&quot;

#167805 Poetry
billyjoelfan DIAMOND, Madera, California
73 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11<br /> <br /> "And see, that’s how you end up headed to destruction/Pavin’ a road to nowhere/Pour your life out for nothin"- The Background by Lecrae

#167806 Poetry
By SeXiEsTSexEsT BRONZE
Spokane, Washington
SeXiEsTSexEsT BRONZE, Spokane, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#167807 Poetry
By ksoliday BRONZE
Junction City, Kansas
ksoliday BRONZE, Junction City, Kansas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
i dont have one but just to live youir life as you

#167808 Poetry
By GBenson GOLD
Greenville, South Carolina
GBenson GOLD, Greenville, South Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.&quot;- Ralph Waldo Emerson

#167809 Poetry
By Stormygirrl GOLD
Montverde, Florida
Stormygirrl GOLD, Montverde, Florida
12 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#167810 Poetry
By mdoering PLATINUM
Phoenix, Arizona
mdoering PLATINUM, Phoenix, Arizona
39 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Sure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It&#039;s like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he could paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on the side of a face... See if you paint wrong because that&#039;s the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you&#039;re an artist...You can take that to the grave and dig it up when you need it.&rdquo; <br /> ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind