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#197701voted by our readers
By LoganMarie14 GOLD
Lynchburg, Virginia

My hearts a metal core I lock, so no one can get in Why would I risk being hurt for a glimpse of sunshine? People leave bruises on my skin and wounds in my brain And every...
LoganMarie14 GOLD, Lynchburg, Virginia
15 articles 15 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
“So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday." -The Notebook


#197702 Poetry
By AnnieKate GOLD
Centerville, Utah
AnnieKate GOLD, Centerville, Utah
18 articles 0 photos 21 comments
#197703 Poetry
By GirlWhoWrites PLATINUM
Littleton, Colorado
GirlWhoWrites PLATINUM, Littleton, Colorado
23 articles 0 photos 12 comments
#197704 Poetry
By Anonymous
#197705 Poetry
By LeapFrog BRONZE
Colorado Springs, Colorado
LeapFrog BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#197706 Poetry
By Noir_Soire SILVER
Branson, Missouri
Noir_Soire SILVER, Branson, Missouri
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
What I am was born in me. It&rsquo;s a part of who I am, who my family is, who we all are as a tribe &mdash; it&rsquo;s the reason why we&rsquo;re still here.<br /> Jacob Black, &quot;Eclipse&quot; by Stephenie Meyer

#197707 Poetry
By oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM
Winnabow, North Carolina
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

Sunrise-Corp BRONZE, Geneva, Other
2 articles 3 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You want everything to be just like<br /> The stories that you read but never write<br /> You gotta learn to live and live and learn<br /> You gotta learn to give and wait your turn<br /> Or you&#039;ll get burned&quot;<br /> - The Raconteurs

#197709 Poetry
By kunze BRONZE
Lapeer, Michigan
kunze BRONZE, Lapeer, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#197710 Poetry
By zelectrodez BRONZE
Holy Cross, Iowa
zelectrodez BRONZE, Holy Cross, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t about finding yourself, its about creating yourself.