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By Maddiewrites13 GOLD
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

You see our twisted faces Beneath the murky waters There's sympathy and sorrow deep behind your face But the lurking eyes of others stare deep into your soul Stopping...
Maddiewrites13 GOLD, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
12 articles 0 photos 6 comments

oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

#193963 Poetry
By MatBroome SILVER
Indian Land, South Carolina
MatBroome SILVER, Indian Land, South Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life, It&#039;s the ultimate sin, a game with no rules that you&#039;re expected to win&quot; (Kid Rock)

#193964 Poetry
By unlikelyAngel BRONZE
Levittown, Pennsylvania
unlikelyAngel BRONZE, Levittown, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;True Love is like a ghost, many talk of it, very few have actually seen it&quot;

#193965 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#193966 Poetry
By momentomolly BRONZE
South Bend, Indiana
momentomolly BRONZE, South Bend, Indiana
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For beautiful eyes, see only the good in others. For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness. And for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.&quot; <br /> -Audrey Hepburn

#193967 Poetry
By jegriswold3 GOLD
Lexington, South Carolina
jegriswold3 GOLD, Lexington, South Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#193968 Poetry
By Jordy1255 BRONZE
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Jordy1255 BRONZE, Marlborough, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
#193969 Poetry
By Tmckillop BRONZE
New York, New York
Tmckillop BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#193970 Poetry
By Athena_111 BRONZE
Bronx, New York
Athena_111 BRONZE, Bronx, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; now we can pretend that we both have friends&quot; DEH