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#219551voted by our readers
By ArtByA1y SILVER
Roanoke, Virginia

when I have children, if I have a daughter, I will first be called Mama, because the love in the first word lives in a child. Then I will be Mom, because Moooommmm, I’m not a...
ArtByA1y SILVER, Roanoke, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Recovery feels like s***. It didn&#039;t feel like I was doing something good; it felt like I was giving up. It feels like having to learn how to walk all over again.&rdquo; <br /> ― Portia de Rossi


#219552 Poetry
JakeHeinz BRONZE, Austin, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#219553 Poetry
By Elisabeth Chubb BRONZE
Santa Monica, California
Elisabeth Chubb BRONZE, Santa Monica, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219554 Poetry
By Cozette Jenkins PLATINUM
Mesa, Arizona
Cozette Jenkins PLATINUM, Mesa, Arizona
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219555 Poetry
By TheUnheardPoet BRONZE
North Miami, Florida
TheUnheardPoet BRONZE, North Miami, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I can only be me.

#219556 Poetry
By Tlares SILVER
Ormond Beach, Florida
Tlares SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is no goor or evil, only power, and those too weak to seek it,&quot; - Lord Voldemort

#219557 Poetry
By Brandywrote PLATINUM
San Jose, California
Brandywrote PLATINUM, San Jose, California
28 articles 10 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;maybe I can help&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Ah, yes, you want to be a writer don&rsquo;t you?&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;You say that as if it&rsquo;s a bad thing&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;No, no. just a lonely thing. Sometimes the world you create on the page seems more friendly than the lives in the world you actually live in.

#219558 Poetry
By ConnorGiroux BRONZE
Waterford, Michigan
ConnorGiroux BRONZE, Waterford, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#219559 Poetry
Rebound MAG
By jessi5321 BRONZE
Bowdon, Georgia
jessi5321 BRONZE, Bowdon, Georgia
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live the wonderful life that is in you.<br /> -Oscar Wilde

#219560 Poetry
By LanaeDancy GOLD
Hershey, Pennsylvania
LanaeDancy GOLD, Hershey, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes there is no darker place than our thoughts, the moonless midnight of the mind.<br /> -Dean Koontz