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#296531voted by our readers
By Marquita BRONZE
Springfield, Illinois

Heal my pain of the past. Direct me to a place where there will be just me and you. Hold me like a pillow, so soft and gentle. Look me in my eyes but don’t look through me. Rub...
Marquita BRONZE, Springfield, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
it was Jesus


#296532 Poetry
By Carsiin8 BRONZE
Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Carsiin8 BRONZE, Wyncote, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296533 Poetry
By Annabell159 BRONZE
Lebanon, Ohio
Annabell159 BRONZE, Lebanon, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296534 Poetry
By MoonBean PLATINUM
Lafayette, Colorado
MoonBean PLATINUM, Lafayette, Colorado
39 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class." ~Unknown

#296535 Poetry
By LexiSully GOLD
Beavercreek, Ohio
LexiSully GOLD, Beavercreek, Ohio
17 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.<br /> -William Wordsworth

#296536 Poetry
By Oxnut BRONZE
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Oxnut BRONZE, Gloucester, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are Unique. Just Like Everybody Else.&quot;

#296537 Poetry
By purpleflower3 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
purpleflower3 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296538 Poetry
AngelZhang GOLD, Lisbon, Other
14 articles 28 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you chase perfection, you can achieve excellence."

#296539 Poetry
By Rainyday65 BRONZE
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Rainyday65 BRONZE, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296540 Poetry
By 3lizuhb3th BRONZE
Bath, New York
3lizuhb3th BRONZE, Bath, New York
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What is family?<br /> They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It isn&#039;t just about blood relations or sharing chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We have many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, as well as the groups you move through while all of this was happening; friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them are perfect and we can&#039;t expect them to be. You couldn&#039;t make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build a world from it.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Lock and Key.