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When I Was Young
By CatherineShoemaker BRONZE
Ormond Beach, Florida

When I was young, I wore a t-shirt to the beach. I had red curly, hair, with soft, fair skin that had to be protected. When I was young, my only worry in the world was...
CatherineShoemaker BRONZE, Ormond Beach, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#199652 Poetry
Celestial
By CountryPopGirl PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
CountryPopGirl PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38 articles 16 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You love someone, you open yourself up to suffering, that&#039;s the sad truth. Maybe they&#039;ll break your heart, maybe you&#039;ll break their heart and never be able to look at yourself in the same way. Those are the risks. The thought of losing so much control over personal happiness is unbearable. That&#039;s the burden. Like wings, they have weight, we feel that weight on our backs, but they are a burden that lifts us. Burdens which allow us to fly...&quot;<br /> -Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)

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#199653 Poetry
Hello...
By dribotta1 GOLD
Tirana, Other
dribotta1 GOLD, Tirana, Other
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes I'll start a sentence, and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation. " - Michael Gary Scott.

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The Silhouette
By Anonymous
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Window
By Chayle ELITE
Surprise, Arizona
Chayle ELITE, Surprise, Arizona
186 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.&quot;

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#199656 Poetry
Outside
By Kumanga DIAMOND
Bethel, Alaska
Kumanga DIAMOND, Bethel, Alaska
56 articles 0 photos 95 comments

Favorite Quote:
Always Accept nd love urself for who u are!

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#199657 Poetry
The bench of life
By mad.reader95 PLATINUM
Beach Park, Illinois
mad.reader95 PLATINUM, Beach Park, Illinois
48 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s never to late to shoot for the stars regardless of who you are.&quot; by nickleback from their song if today was your last day

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#199658 Poetry
Big Sister
By Dorothy101 BRONZE
Montgomery County, Maryland
Dorothy101 BRONZE, Montgomery County, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#199659 Poetry
Lost Innocence
By LanerInsaner BRONZE
Melba, Idaho
LanerInsaner BRONZE, Melba, Idaho
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Know Hope&quot;

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#199660 Poetry
child of the sea
By laylanajee SILVER
Copley, Ohio
laylanajee SILVER, Copley, Ohio
5 articles 10 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become Real.'<br /> <br /> 'Does it hurt?' asked the Rabbit. <br /> <br /> 'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. 'When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.'

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