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#426151voted by our readers
By sydni GOLD
Boca Raton, Florida

My eyes open slightly I dare to face today I’m barely breathing I’m stuck in this pit of darkness with the world around me turning grey suddenly life doesn’t seem so beautifu...
sydni GOLD, Boca Raton, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I’m going to paraphrase Thoreau here… rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth.” into the wild


#426152 Poetry
By Tristan Urling SILVER
McCook, Nebraska
Tristan Urling SILVER, McCook, Nebraska
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
ShelbyKathlyn BRONZE, Panama City, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#426154 Poetry
By Alexg4 SILVER
New City, New York
Alexg4 SILVER, New City, New York
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#426155 Poetry
By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

#426156 Poetry
By Dandelion14 GOLD
Houston, Texas
Dandelion14 GOLD, Houston, Texas
11 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;People are screwed up in this world. I&#039;d rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ned Vizzini, It&#039;s Kind of a Funny Story

#426157 Poetry
By Anonymous
#426158 Poetry
By candygirl1985 GOLD
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
candygirl1985 GOLD, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
16 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved. And if it wasn&#039;t there ... I put it there myself. ~ John Knowles

#426159 Poetry
Potter GOLD, San Francisco, California
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#426160 Poetry
StarWarsNerd13 BRONZE, Bernard, Iowa
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing worth doing is ever easy.&quot;-Anonymous