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By writing4me BRONZE
Miami, Florida

Idle hands can not mean good things, Idle thoughts even worse. Music usually drowning out, All that is around me. Strains on friendships, They don’t understand. Secrets hid...
writing4me BRONZE, Miami, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#198342 Poetry
Puff_the_dragon PLATINUM, Monroe, North Carolina
36 articles 7 photos 79 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love can be lost but it will never be forgotten

#198343 Poetry
By Screen_name BRONZE
Michigan
Screen_name BRONZE, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Tevis Hillis BRONZE, Lawton, Oklahoma
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby." - Unknown

#198346 Poetry
By ShadowMonsterz SILVER
Lakewood, Colorado
ShadowMonsterz SILVER, Lakewood, Colorado
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By RainyDaze GOLD
Oswego, Illinois
RainyDaze GOLD, Oswego, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
A recent change is better than no change at all

#198348 Poetry
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
47 articles 7 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

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By decouvrir GOLD
Cedar Park, Texas
decouvrir GOLD, Cedar Park, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Music is a total constant. That&#039;s why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.&rdquo; -Sarah Dessen

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By Shahed GOLD
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Shahed GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
16 articles 2 photos 350 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People are like tea bags, they don&#039;t realize their own strength until they&#039;re dropped in hot water &quot;<br /> &ldquo;People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.<br /> If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.&quot;