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#473451voted by our readers
By Anonymous

At first glance you just see a girl Sitting on the concrete steps But look closer... You’ll see a laugh curling her lips. Her skin is as soft as a cat’s purr Her hair as da...

laughingforeverk2 SILVER, Udall, Kansas
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"This above all, to thine own self be true." - William Shakespeare

#473453 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."

#473454 Poetry
By Anonymous
#473455 Poetry
By Karlynne PLATINUM
Orange Park, Florida
Karlynne PLATINUM, Orange Park, Florida
21 articles 0 photos 98 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass...<br /> It&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.<br /> -Vivian Greene

#473456 Poetry
By StormyRozez SILVER
Aurora, Illinois
StormyRozez SILVER, Aurora, Illinois
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away&quot;

Becauseifeellikeit PLATINUM, Potomac, Maryland
28 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t guess. Know.

hippiechick123 GOLD, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
all who wander arent always aimless. where do you go to escape yourself? close your eyes and see me. <br /> all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be. <br /> i am in love with you &lt;3

#473459 Poetry
By CelticKitten DIAMOND
Redding, California
CelticKitten DIAMOND, Redding, California
66 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I shake it like jello and make the boys say hello

#473460 Poetry
By Anonymous