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#299161voted by our readers
By Anonymous

On occasion I wish upon a star To transport me to a place very far Where boys were sweet and didn't speak And preferred playgrounds over gyms and bars Where a girl was still...

#299162 Poetry
By OneWhiteTree GOLD
Galloway Township, New Jersey
OneWhiteTree GOLD, Galloway Township, New Jersey
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Fairy tales do not tell children dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children dragons can be killed." G.K. Chesterton

#299163 Poetry
By Anonymous
#299164 Poetry
By PaRaNoRmAl94 GOLD
Mountainside, New Jersey
PaRaNoRmAl94 GOLD, Mountainside, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you look inside a girl, you&#039;ll see how much she really cries.<br /> You&#039;ll find best friends, hidden secrets, and lies<br /> You&#039;ll find out how hard it is to stay strong<br /> When nothing is right, and everything is wrong&quot;

#299165 Poetry
guitarist27 GOLD, Christiana, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
If we don&#039;t open our eyes now and see all of his lies, our eyes will never open again.

Lovebug07 PLATINUM, Topeka, Kansas
25 articles 0 photos 128 comments

Favorite Quote:
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects. - Arnold Glasow

#299167 Poetry
meganlindsey PLATINUM, Willis, Texas
28 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#299168 Poetry
By ishmael_bishop SILVER
Wilson, North Carolina
ishmael_bishop SILVER, Wilson, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments
#299169 Poetry
Sky Blue MAG
By purplezebra712 SILVER
McCalla, Alabama
purplezebra712 SILVER, McCalla, Alabama
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.&quot; Eleanor Roosevelt

#299170 Poetry
By lvamp1192 SILVER
Schuylerville, New York
lvamp1192 SILVER, Schuylerville, New York
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing is Trivial...&quot;<br /> -Brandon Lee