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By Writer6170 PLATINUM
Sussex, Wisconsin

Why couldn’t it have been me? You said it was, but then changed your mind. You said “you did, but not anymore.” Why couldn’t it have been me? Was it my looks? Personality?...
Writer6170 PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#187392 Poetry
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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By Anonymous
#187394 Poetry
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#187395 Poetry
By KumaBear SILVER
Winnemucca, Nevada
KumaBear SILVER, Winnemucca, Nevada
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm leaving a dream I never want to wake up from."

#187396 Poetry
By ShortyLovesYou SILVER
Union City, Tennessee
ShortyLovesYou SILVER, Union City, Tennessee
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Real Talk!!!

#187397 Poetry
By Wintergrl7 GOLD
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Wintergrl7 GOLD, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
19 articles 3 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.<br /> &mdash;William Arthur Ward<br /> The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.<br /> &mdash;Daniel J. Boorstin

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Brookie1996McDaniel PLATINUM, Centerville, Iowa
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Bhumisorout BRONZE, BHOPAL, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#187400 Poetry
By Extrasweet DIAMOND
Tenafly, New Jersey
Extrasweet DIAMOND, Tenafly, New Jersey
94 articles 24 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery<br /> "Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever" - Walt Disney