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#82201voted by our readers
By Kayla2450 GOLD
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Today I went on a walk to ease my mind. That didn't work. The gravel under my feet couldn't ever make me forget my troubles. The birds sang my problems across the tre...
Kayla2450 GOLD, Fort Wayne, Indiana
12 articles 1 photo 0 comments

#82202 Poetry
By maclay17 GOLD
Goodyear, Arizona
maclay17 GOLD, Goodyear, Arizona
15 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcom X

#82203 Poetry
By chocolateharp SILVER
Plaistow, New Hampshire
chocolateharp SILVER, Plaistow, New Hampshire
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost." - Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

#82204 Poetry
xxbroken13demonxx PLATINUM, Merrill, Wisconsin
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is too short to waste so live it up drink it down and have the time of your life"

#82205 Poetry
By malya SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
malya SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If only. Possibly the two saddest words I know.

#82206 Poetry
By juliehugbear BRONZE
Deltona, Florida
juliehugbear BRONZE, Deltona, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
dont cry because its over smile because it happened

#82207 Poetry
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND
Uncasville, Connecticut
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

#82208 Poetry
By IZB123 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
IZB123 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
CreeperMan325 BRONZE, Edinburg, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only thing we have to fear is fear itself&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Franklin D. Roosevelt

#82210 Poetry
By Anonymous