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#415011voted by our readers
By rachelstillwell GOLD
Louisville, Kentucky

When you look at me Know that I am trying When you see me smile Know that I’ve overcome the crying When you hear me laugh Know that I have hope And when you see me around Know that...
rachelstillwell GOLD, Louisville, Kentucky
16 articles 0 photos 3 comments

#415012 Poetry
By Fisk14 PLATINUM
Carmel, Indiana
Fisk14 PLATINUM, Carmel, Indiana
49 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."

#415013 Poetry
sweetkkimmy BRONZE, Conyers, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#415014 Poetry
By Ecrivain SILVER
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Ecrivain SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
8 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You don&#039;t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.&quot;<br /> --F. Scott Fitzgerald<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.&quot;<br /> --Ralph Waldo Emerson

#415015 Poetry
By Rickster1616 BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
Rickster1616 BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#415016 Poetry
By Anonymous
#415017 Poetry
By Janielle Henderson BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
Janielle Henderson BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#415018 Poetry
By hopetans BRONZE
South Amherst, Ohio
hopetans BRONZE, South Amherst, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#415019 Poetry
By KaseyMae PLATINUM
Rocky Face, Georgia
KaseyMae PLATINUM, Rocky Face, Georgia
39 articles 8 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love&#039;s a war you&#039;ll never win, just stop fighting, just give in.<br /> Break the rules, Stand apart, Ignore your head, Follow your heart<br /> When the time comes, baby don&#039;t run, just Kiss Me Slowly.&lt;3

#415020 Poetry
By loveissmiles GOLD
Lynn, Indiana
loveissmiles GOLD, Lynn, Indiana
13 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I live for the nights I can&#039;t remember with the people I will never forget.&quot; -Carassisa M-&lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;What the mind can perceive, the body can achieve.&quot; -Softball Coach Steve B-