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#18971voted by our readers
By marya3 GOLD
Brighton, Michigan

You flip your hair, Making waves throughout the ocean You smile, Without knowing the hurt that surrounds the Earth You laugh, Never taking anything too serious You focus, Ne...
marya3 GOLD, Brighton, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

#18972 Poetry
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

#18973 Poetry
By BlueSupernova ELITE
Cincinnati, Ohio
BlueSupernova ELITE, Cincinnati, Ohio
103 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Damn it, Ted!&quot;

#18974 Poetry
By Jessica Posovich SILVER
Centerville, Iowa
Jessica Posovich SILVER, Centerville, Iowa
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#18975 Poetry
By Littlelyss GOLD
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Littlelyss GOLD, Grand Rapids, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You don&#039;t get to choose if you get hurt in this world old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. ~John Green

#18976 Poetry
By booklion17 PLATINUM
Wind Lake, Wisconsin
booklion17 PLATINUM, Wind Lake, Wisconsin
42 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Libraries were full of ideas&ndash;perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass<br /> <br /> &ldquo;No. I can survive well enough on my own&mdash; if given the proper reading material.&rdquo; <br /> ― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

#18977 Poetry
perrintreylove15 SILVER, Lytton, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#18978 Poetry
By J.B_Ackelei BRONZE
Estancia, New Mexico
J.B_Ackelei BRONZE, Estancia, New Mexico
4 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
not all those who wonder are lost

#18979 Poetry
By Anonymous
#18980 Poetry
AmarieVarnado BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is a journey not a destination-India Arie