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#307411voted by our readers
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York

Find me when you're sober... You're always drunk; drunk from pain drunk from ecstasy Does it matter? I hate the feeling of happiness next to me Not mine. Some...
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”


#307412 Poetry
By csantos14 BRONZE
Montclair, New Jersey
csantos14 BRONZE, Montclair, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#307413 Poetry
Paris Smith BRONZE, Saugerties, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#307414 Poetry
By Hrsht BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Hrsht BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Ada Dolan-Zalaznick SILVER, New York, New York
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#307416 Poetry
By F.Ryan SILVER
Reston, Virginia
F.Ryan SILVER, Reston, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou

#307417 Poetry
HannahLouise1321 DIAMOND, Delaware, Ohio
63 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#307418 Poetry
By But_A_Speck GOLD
Wentzville, Missouri
But_A_Speck GOLD, Wentzville, Missouri
13 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"She keeps it all to herself" Alice in Wonderland

#307419 Poetry
By RisouraN BRONZE
Pflugerville, Texas
RisouraN BRONZE, Pflugerville, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Find what you love and let it kill you." - Charles Bukowski

#307420 Poetry
By PresleyH DIAMOND
Elsmere, Kentucky
PresleyH DIAMOND, Elsmere, Kentucky
65 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is freedom waiting for you<br /> on the breezes of the sky,<br /> and you ask &ldquo;What if I fall?&rdquo; <br /> Oh, but my darling,<br /> what if you fly?<br /> <br /> ~Eric Hanson