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#469511voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Before my mother became pregnant with me She was a bulimic, Carried a metal spoon in her purse To gag herself with, Locked herself in a car in the middle of the summer To get...

#469512 Poetry
By themajesticpoet BRONZE
Bloomington, Other
themajesticpoet BRONZE, Bloomington, Other
1 article 0 photos 14 comments
#469513 Poetry
By _sarah_k SILVER
Flower Mound, Texas
_sarah_k SILVER, Flower Mound, Texas
7 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#469515 Poetry
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By AmaraKwameTheOnlyOne GOLD
Durban, Other
AmaraKwameTheOnlyOne GOLD, Durban, Other
10 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. <br /> – Kwame Nkrumah

#469516 Poetry
By sixshooter4 SILVER
San Antonio, Texas
sixshooter4 SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#469517 Poetry
laurenangela SILVER, Newton, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am too weird to live, but much too rare to die,&quot; -Synyster Gates, guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold

#469518 Poetry
By Daniel_47 GOLD
Mililani, Hawaii
Daniel_47 GOLD, Mililani, Hawaii
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Youth has its drawbacks -- because we don&#039;t see enough of the world to know enough about ourselves when we&#039;re young. There&#039;s something to be said for innocence and optimism.&quot; ~ Steve Wagenseller

#469519 Poetry
By Dreaming_Out_Loud PLATINUM
Holden, Massachusetts
Dreaming_Out_Loud PLATINUM, Holden, Massachusetts
29 articles 14 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That&#039;s why it is called the present.&quot;

#469520 Poetry
saumyadeepa PLATINUM, Kandy, Other
36 articles 1 photo 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
A mother&#039;s love is like the ocean it&#039;s pure and wide.<br /> Life is like a painting one wrong move and it&#039;s hard to bring it back to normal.<br /> (I created these quotes)