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#53831voted by our readers
Words
By Sydeyful SILVER
Fort Myers, Florida

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will rip my skin apart. You see my scars, call me names, and wonder who I blame. You say words that you won't regret,...
Sydeyful SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Scars remind us where we've been. They don't have to dictate where we're going." — David Rossi, Criminal Minds

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#53832 Poetry
Race prejudice
By Andrew Seibold BRONZE
Florence, Wisconsin
Andrew Seibold BRONZE, Florence, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#53833 Poetry
My Own Paradox
By FlNCH PLATINUM
Scituate, Massachusetts
FlNCH PLATINUM, Scituate, Massachusetts
25 articles 8 photos 1 comment
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#53834 Poetry
Our Burning Passion
By Anonymous
#53835 Poetry
Brick Wall of Love
By xxLivixx PLATINUM
Mason, West Virginia
xxLivixx PLATINUM, Mason, West Virginia
21 articles 0 photos 9 comments
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#53836 Poetry
missing
By it-girl SILVER
Worcester, Massachusetts
it-girl SILVER, Worcester, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#53837 Poetry
You Are My Addiction
By Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE
Camden, South Carolina
Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE, Camden, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others-

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#53838 Poetry
Motocross
By CameronHArris17 BRONZE
Thornton, Colorado
CameronHArris17 BRONZE, Thornton, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#53839 Poetry
Faceball
By nolanroney1 SILVER
Mt. Zion, Illinois
nolanroney1 SILVER, Mt. Zion, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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#53840 Poetry
La La La
By Anonymous