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By dthomas12 GOLD
New City, New York

Emptiness rips me to shreds I wish I could escape Oh this life of mine I hate I wish I could learn to shape Before ruining my fate A silent, passive ghost That’s what I...
dthomas12 GOLD, New City, New York
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

johnstonsophia BRONZE, Ridgway, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The best thing you could do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, YOU ARE THE FIRE." -Mama Indigo

#613 Poetry
By Clairenordquist BRONZE
West Hartford, Connecticut
Clairenordquist BRONZE, West Hartford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Marysia PLATINUM, Halifax, Virginia
33 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."<br /> -Victor Hugo

#615 Poetry
By HannahW BRONZE
West Des Moines, Iowa
HannahW BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
#616 Poetry
By Grace_Hurst GOLD
Keizer, Oregon
Grace_Hurst GOLD, Keizer, Oregon
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't want a valuable life lesson! I just want an ice cream.

#617 Poetry
Sad
By rockstar_KK GOLD
Farmington, New Mexico
rockstar_KK GOLD, Farmington, New Mexico
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm still figuring out who I am. But I know I'm not who I once was." -Brendon Urie, from Panic! At The Disco

#618 Poetry
Marysia PLATINUM, Halifax, Virginia
33 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."<br /> -Victor Hugo

#619 Poetry
Not Me MAG
By TabithaL SILVER
Suffolk, Virginia
TabithaL SILVER, Suffolk, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak only if it improves upon the silence&quot;- Mahatma Gandhi

#620 Poetry
By EloiseJ BRONZE
New York, New York
EloiseJ BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments