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#471321voted by our readers
Don't
By jozee182 SILVER
Aurora, Colorado

Me and the new moon were born on the corner where a drunk dad’s ways intersect with a mother’s deep clinical depression. A place so dark God’s hand won’t reach into because he ju...
jozee182 SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
5 articles 1 photo 2 comments
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#471322 Poetry
Boomerang
By jbrantley GOLD
San Antonio, Texas
jbrantley GOLD, San Antonio, Texas
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#471323 Poetry
I Really Don't Know What You'll Think
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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#471324 Poetry
Zaylie
By SpringRayyn PLATINUM
Lakeville, Minnesota
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
34 articles 2 photos 658 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t punish yourself,&quot; she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing.&quot;<br /> --Markus Zusak, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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#471325 Poetry
Crazy
By Ellawind PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington
Ellawind PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
40 articles 0 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn&#039;t kill you only makes you stronger.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.<br /> <br /> Dream like you will live forever, live like you will die today.

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#471326 Poetry
Dear Older Brother
By Willc12 BRONZE
Plaquemine, Louisiana
Willc12 BRONZE, Plaquemine, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#471327 Poetry
Shadow
By bporter BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
bporter BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#471328 Poetry
What Do I Have to Do?
By Anonymous
#471329 Poetry
I Don't Dare
By elvisurock732 PLATINUM
Clinton, Connecticut
elvisurock732 PLATINUM, Clinton, Connecticut
41 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
everything happens for a reason

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#471330 Poetry
a dime a dozen
By Anonymous