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#16881voted by our readers
Yourself
By Mally1121 GOLD
Easley, South Carolina

You are expected to be sooo much. You tell yourself that you are only as good as others say you are, that you are to be the one that they want you to be. You are told to do what to...
Mally1121 GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
11 articles 4 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; It's about learning to dance in the rain.

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#16882 Poetry
Little Catholic School Girl: A Slam Poem
By angelpeach23 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
angelpeach23 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I think it's fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions- the burning certainty that we're unique geniuses and the constant fear that we're witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure." -Lynch

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#16883 Poetry
A Memory
By peach<3 GOLD
Portland, Oregon
peach<3 GOLD, Portland, Oregon
15 articles 7 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Unknown author.

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#16884 Poetry
A Skeptic's Ode to Fleeting Love
By elvinchangling55 SILVER
Malverne, New York
elvinchangling55 SILVER, Malverne, New York
6 articles 0 photos 50 comments
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#16885 Poetry
Hollow
By WynterPage95 ELITE
Monticello, Arkansas
WynterPage95 ELITE, Monticello, Arkansas
164 articles 8 photos 76 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s better to burn out than to fade away...&quot; -Kurt Cobain

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#16886 Poetry
Lost in Darkness
By Amulya Uppala BRONZE
Germantown, Maryland
Amulya Uppala BRONZE, Germantown, Maryland
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#16887 Poetry
Youth
By Yoon Sung Choi SILVER
Tenafly, New Jersey
Yoon Sung Choi SILVER, Tenafly, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#16888 Poetry
Lust Sick
By lindley-riekel GOLD
Midlothian, Virginia
lindley-riekel GOLD, Midlothian, Virginia
13 articles 38 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
There never was a good war, nor a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin

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#16889 Poetry
Cant Controle
By Anonymous
#16890 Poetry
I am German
By SuzyLynn BRONZE
Jacksonville, North Carolina
SuzyLynn BRONZE, Jacksonville, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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