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#273791voted by our readers
By nooxygen PLATINUM
Medford, New York

(1) Dirty faces, stupid places, Learning to do what’s right, Trying to pick a fight, Acting shy, Even though I’m sly, that’s my way of life, Trying to survive, You think y...
nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
49 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
the mirror only tells half the story, beauty is found on the inside...<br /> love is blind<br /> only the shadow knows<br /> words said in the heat of anger are never from the heart


#273792 Poetry
By AlyDay GOLD
North Grafton, Massachusetts
AlyDay GOLD, North Grafton, Massachusetts
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#273793 Poetry
LatinNerd GOLD, San Jose, California
11 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#273794 Poetry
By ColtonP SILVER
Calgary, Other
ColtonP SILVER, Calgary, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our best thoughts come from others. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

#273795 Poetry
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

#273796 Poetry
By nicdal85 SILVER
Charlotte, North Carolina
nicdal85 SILVER, Charlotte, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be kind to everyone you meet, because you never know what people are going through&quot;<br /> -im not sure, i&#039;ll find out=)

#273797 Poetry
KaitlynnNicole PLATINUM, Heyworth, Illinois
39 articles 6 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
From me: &quot;The Point of writing isn&#039;t so others can understand what&#039;s going on in your mind. It&#039;s so you can understand what&#039;s going on inside yourself.&quot;<br /> <br /> By me: &quot;Who needs you when I have these yellow lines on this road?&quot;

#273798 Poetry
By Puzzle PLATINUM
Orem, Utah
Puzzle PLATINUM, Orem, Utah
27 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons,<br /> Eat them.<br /> They do not taste that bad.<br /> <br /> Life is like autumn.<br /> Stop to crunch the pesky leaves.<br /> <br /> Love is... let me think...<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t judge a book by its cover.<br /> <br /> Poetry is a way to put words to things that are unexplainable.

#273799 Poetry
By Allen24_ BRONZE
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Allen24_ BRONZE, Auburn Hills, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#273800 Poetry
By mykira ward GOLD
Vass, North Carolina
mykira ward GOLD, Vass, North Carolina
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments