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#167821voted by our readers
By NoelleForever SILVER
Small Town, Kentucky

I used to look in the mirror and see the beautiful incredible me, Just like my dreams, Then you took that away from me, Now all I see is the ugly me, The ugly me....
NoelleForever SILVER, Small Town, Kentucky
9 articles 2 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A knife cuts your flesh, harsh words cut your heart, but if they don't drive you to your death, they'll fade to just a scar."


#167822 Poetry
By Sfsf11 BRONZE
Cornwall On Hudson, New York
Sfsf11 BRONZE, Cornwall On Hudson, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#167823 Poetry
By PunkPixie BRONZE
Colorado Springs, Colorado
PunkPixie BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Wrists Are For Bracelets, Not For Cutting. -Kellin Quinn

#167824 Poetry
By Damarea BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Damarea BRONZE, Sacramento, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#167825 Poetry
By Anonymous
#167826 Poetry
By AverilRoseHepler SILVER
Clarkston, Michigan
AverilRoseHepler SILVER, Clarkston, Michigan
5 articles 18 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can't choose some of the circumstances in your life, but you can choose how you want to live it. - Averil

#167827 Poetry
By avaswen04 PLATINUM
Arlington Heights, Illinois
avaswen04 PLATINUM, Arlington Heights, Illinois
24 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn't know.”<br /> ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

#167828 Poetry
By Anonymous
#167829 Poetry
By esther medrano BRONZE
Savannah, Georgia
esther medrano BRONZE, Savannah, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#167830 Poetry
By seas.collide PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, Georgia
seas.collide PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light. If you cut me I could shine.&quot; - Billy Collins