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#452141voted by our readers
By Anonymous

It's hard to grow It's hard to sleep It's hard to keep on fighting  When you stand on trial  For something I didn't commit  Time flies when you living in a jail...

#452142 Poetry
By Anonymous
#452143 Poetry
Shane Röthling BRONZE, Berlin, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#452144 Poetry
By bb3rica BRONZE
Calgary, Other
bb3rica BRONZE, Calgary, Other
4 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself."

#452145 Poetry
By AndreaD GOLD
West Chester, Pennsylvania
AndreaD GOLD, West Chester, Pennsylvania
11 articles 6 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four legs, four arms and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them apart, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other half.

#452146 Poetry
By zadiekatie23 PLATINUM
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
zadiekatie23 PLATINUM, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
39 articles 4 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

#452147 Poetry
By JayciGooden BRONZE
Topeka, Kansas
JayciGooden BRONZE, Topeka, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Take criticism, and smash it into dust, add color and use it to paint breathtaking images of unicorns frolicking through endless fields of greatness." - Matthew Gray Gubler

#452148 Poetry
By PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
20 articles 1 photo 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You have not even begun to scratch the surface of how important your life means to not only me, [y]our friends and [y]our family, but your life, which is a gift for the world that is waiting for you." - Brent Smith.

#452149 Poetry
Javonte.Long BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#452150 Poetry
By Anonymous