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#98141voted by our readers
By jcl22196 SILVER
Elmont, New York

I was hoping to be happy at seventeen. School was a sharp knife stabbing me in the back, A ridiculous clown, Honking it's horn in your face. Your classmates were too worri...
jcl22196 SILVER, Elmont, New York
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

#98142 Poetry
By kywu273 BRONZE
Falls Church, Virginia
kywu273 BRONZE, Falls Church, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#98143 Poetry
By hellozina GOLD
Boise, Idaho
hellozina GOLD, Boise, Idaho
14 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

#98144 Poetry
By Anonymous
#98145 Poetry
ahavah858 SILVER, 2, New York
5 articles 2 photos 4 comments
#98146 Poetry
By JosiSunny GOLD
Lehi, Utah
JosiSunny GOLD, Lehi, Utah
17 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re all a little weird, and life&#039;s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutual weirdness and call it LOVE.&quot;<br /> -Dr. Seuss

#98147 Poetry
By CarolineLevine SILVER
Saint Johns, Florida
CarolineLevine SILVER, Saint Johns, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

#98148 Poetry
By milamae BRONZE
Santa Barbara, California
milamae BRONZE, Santa Barbara, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time."

#98149 Poetry
By FaithSnyder16 ELITE
Metamora, Ohio
FaithSnyder16 ELITE, Metamora, Ohio
180 articles 8 photos 97 comments

Favorite Quote:
Write what you know, and dream of. - Jane Austen<br /> People throw rocks at things that shine - Taylor Swift<br /> Just Keep Swimming! Just Keep Swimming! - Ellen DeGengeres as Dory

#98150 Poetry
By imek12 SILVER
Monroe, Louisiana
imek12 SILVER, Monroe, Louisiana
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
its better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one&#039;s mouth and remove all doubt