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Poetry
By Kairi_McEwin GOLD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In the background, I’ve got static in my head- In the foreground, I’ve been pulled back to the dead- Frustration, vexation Depression, oppression. Slippin’ through the sand...
Kairi_McEwin GOLD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Truth is always stranger than fiction. We craft fiction to match our sense of how things ought to be, but truth cannot be crafted. Truth is, and truth has a way of astonishing us to our knees. Reminding us, that the universe does not exist to fulfill our expectations. Because we are imperfect beings who are self-blinded to the truth of the world’s stunning complexity, we shave reality to paper thin theories and ideologies that we can easily grasp – and we call them truths. But the truth of a sea in all it’s immensity cannot be embodied in one tidewashed pebble.”


lesjuggaletteforlife BRONZE, City, Oklahoma
1 article 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
you say: i should be straight<br /> i say: taste the rainbow biiitch

Poetry
By Anonymous
Poetry
By heaven BRONZE
Deer Park, Texas
heaven BRONZE, Deer Park, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and i promise you something great will come of it.

OneProzacADay PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
37 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are the universe expressing itself as human for a little while.&quot; -Eckhart Tolle

Poetry
By Jessi_Grace BRONZE
Fort Drum, New York
Jessi_Grace BRONZE, Fort Drum, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Most guys are just jerks in hot costumes

Dickenson700 GOLD, Elmira, Other
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments
Poetry
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

Kasey___Chandler GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it&#039;s about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.<br /> ---Adriana Lima

Poetry
By Kasey___Chandler GOLD
Phoenix, Arizona
Kasey___Chandler GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it&#039;s about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.<br /> ---Adriana Lima