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#428401voted by our readers
By Elsie_Hollis12 BRONZE
Keele, Other

Didn’t want to be a soldier, Didn’t want to fight, Used to have a nightmare, Of the horrors every night. When wicked men held wicked guns, And shot at us with hate. We tri...
Elsie_Hollis12 BRONZE, Keele, Other
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

#428402 Poetry
By Anonymous
#428403 Poetry
By mikey4614 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
mikey4614 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#428404 Poetry
By Batsby GOLD
Henderson, Nevada
Batsby GOLD, Henderson, Nevada
17 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be what you would seem to be -- or, if you'd like it put more simply -- Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared.

#428405 Poetry
By jamirninetails BRONZE
Olathe, Kansas
jamirninetails BRONZE, Olathe, Kansas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#428406 Poetry
By futurista12 ELITE
Far Rockaway, New York
futurista12 ELITE, Far Rockaway, New York
615 articles 1 photo 114 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And though she be but little, she is fierce."- Shakespeare

#428407 Poetry
By rvq16 SILVER
Alexandria, Virginia
rvq16 SILVER, Alexandria, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
yeah she's smiling. but don't let that fool you. look into her eyes. she's breaking inside.

#428408 Poetry
By impossibleunpredictablegirl SILVER
Coventry, Rhode Island
impossibleunpredictablegirl SILVER, Coventry, Rhode Island
7 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never let gravity become too familiar because we were always meant to fly." - Sarah Kay

#428409 Poetry
By Primo GOLD
Ontario, California
Primo GOLD, Ontario, California
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
.Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent<br /> <br /> .Don&rsquo;t say you love me unless you really mean it, because I might do something crazy like believe it.

#428410 Poetry
By brittoona SILVER
Glendale, Arizona
brittoona SILVER, Glendale, Arizona
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is what happens when your busy making plans.&quot; ~ John Lennon