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#93301voted by our readers
By gracebrindle DIAMOND
Westfield, New Jersey

I've raised mountains in northern New York, under a star-brushed sky, for many years. I've carried their weight on my shoulders like Atlas carried the world, dusting th...
gracebrindle DIAMOND, Westfield, New Jersey
54 articles 27 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode." - Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story


#93302 Poetry
By BriannaRifkin PLATINUM
Columbia, Maryland
BriannaRifkin PLATINUM, Columbia, Maryland
27 articles 0 photos 12 comments
#93303 Poetry
By Oregonprice BRONZE
Richmond, Virginia
Oregonprice BRONZE, Richmond, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
bugjuicepoetry ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
223 articles 30 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home."

#93305 Poetry
By Anonymous
#93306 Poetry
By The_Madcap GOLD
Vancouver, Washington
The_Madcap GOLD, Vancouver, Washington
13 articles 0 photos 8 comments
#93307 Poetry
Chloe Owens-Hess SILVER, Park City, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#93308 Poetry
By sburt33 GOLD
Kissimmee, Florida
sburt33 GOLD, Kissimmee, Florida
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And they say we&#039;ll never see half as much <br /> as they did. It&#039;s true that we never saw Vietnam <br /> or World War Two. We didn&#039;t see our mother&#039;s cry <br /> when John F. Kennedy died, but we&#039;ve lived our <br /> whole lives being told that we&#039;re just not good <br /> enough. We&#039;ve seen anorexia and bulimia because <br /> skinny just isn&#039;t skinny enough. We saw Columbine <br /> and watched the Twin Towers fall. We&#039;ve seen a <br /> lot of greed and even more hate. Our generation <br /> fights a different kind of war but we&#039;ve seen just <br /> as much as them.. and maybe even more.&quot;

#93309 Poetry
By Kauble GOLD
Coralville, Iowa
Kauble GOLD, Coralville, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.&quot; Niccolo Machiavelli.

#93310 Poetry
By 3dancer SILVER
Windsor, Colorado
3dancer SILVER, Windsor, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination will often carry us to worlds that we never were. But without it we go nowhere!&quot;