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#417141voted by our readers
By Anonymous

i was locked up at the age of 9, i was terrified of my life, i never thought i would get through the abuse i went through, i was locked up, i never thought i would go through h...

#417142 Poetry
By mwojnilo BRONZE
East Hartford, Connecticut
mwojnilo BRONZE, East Hartford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#417143 Poetry
By untamedwritten SILVER
Idaho Falls, Idaho
untamedwritten SILVER, Idaho Falls, Idaho
5 articles 4 photos 6 comments
#417144 Poetry
By Samantha King BRONZE
East Hampton, New York
Samantha King BRONZE, East Hampton, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#417145 Poetry
By DogsArePawsome SILVER
Mattawamkeag, Maine
DogsArePawsome SILVER, Mattawamkeag, Maine
7 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, everyone. We can't escape that damage.

#417146 Poetry
By costello22 SILVER
Salem, Oregon
costello22 SILVER, Salem, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. T. E. Lawrence

#417147 Poetry
By Lucy4himnotu ELITE
Richardson, Texas
Lucy4himnotu ELITE, Richardson, Texas
148 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am Happy to The Point of Fear" -Ralph Waldo Emmerson

#417148 Poetry
By IDKXmere13 SILVER
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
IDKXmere13 SILVER, Old Forge, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
dream like you'll live forever live like you are going to die today!

#417149 Poetry
By Claydub PLATINUM
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Claydub PLATINUM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are not wrong, who deem<br /> That my days have been a dream;&quot; - Edgar Allen Poe

#417150 Poetry
By ThePHSMuse PLATINUM
Pendleton, Oregon
ThePHSMuse PLATINUM, Pendleton, Oregon
21 articles 23 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.&rdquo;<br /> -William Shakespeare.