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Poetry
#1841voted by our readers
By TobiasEliot DIAMOND
San Diego, California

They tell me what my name isA pretty thingA lovely thingBut I would rather be handsome than prettyStrong rather than gorgeousKen rather than BarbieIn this poem I am no longer teete...
TobiasEliot DIAMOND, San Diego, California
53 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." -Pablo Neruda


#1842 Poetry
By Ellie-Burns PLATINUM
Louisville, Kentucky
Ellie-Burns PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
32 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

#1843 Poetry
SnowLeopardThatWrites GOLD, Miami, Florida
11 articles 1 photo 1 comment
#1844 Poetry
By hannahbee7 DIAMOND
Boca Raton, Florida
hannahbee7 DIAMOND, Boca Raton, Florida
67 articles 1 photo 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You know you’re a writer if your friend tells you a heartbreaking story and your first reaction is – wow, that would make an incredible plot for a novel. You know you’re a smart writer if you manage to keep that reaction to yourself."

#1845 Poetry
By wolftera GOLD
Sacramento, California
wolftera GOLD, Sacramento, California
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I hated every minute of training but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." - Muhammed Ali.

Crazywolfiegirl2 PLATINUM, Kington, Other
26 articles 3 photos 284 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. —Rachel Carson

#1847 Poetry
By Lisa-Mary-Paul PLATINUM
Copenhagen, Other
Lisa-Mary-Paul PLATINUM, Copenhagen, Other
47 articles 31 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
BeYOUtiful ✨

#1848 Poetry
By lexidworman BRONZE
Holden, Massachusetts
lexidworman BRONZE, Holden, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#1849 Poetry
By sarsmithh GOLD
South Glens Falls, New York
sarsmithh GOLD, South Glens Falls, New York
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
everything happens for a reason

#1850 Poetry
By HamannC BRONZE
Loveland, Ohio
HamannC BRONZE, Loveland, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments