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By FemmeGeek BRONZE
Tenafly, New Jersey

When I look at the faces in the photographs They look so infinitely tired. Hands up Black and white. Guns pointed at their tailbones. So tired of life Yet desperately want...
FemmeGeek BRONZE, Tenafly, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.&rdquo;<br /> ― Kurt Vonnegut


#111152 Poetry
By gboo12 SILVER
Bergen County, New Jersey
gboo12 SILVER, Bergen County, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 18 comments
#111153 Poetry
By Catelyn19 BRONZE
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Catelyn19 BRONZE, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#111154 Poetry
By indefinitely_samaya GOLD
Shoreline, Washington
indefinitely_samaya GOLD, Shoreline, Washington
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#111155 Poetry
By Zachnielsen GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Zachnielsen GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#111156 Poetry
By We_Are_Broken SILVER
Snohomish, Washington
We_Are_Broken SILVER, Snohomish, Washington
7 articles 11 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. ~ 1 John 4.18

#111157 Poetry
By Victory_Of_The_People SILVER
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Victory_Of_The_People SILVER, Haverhill, Massachusetts
9 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
I would rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not

#111158 Poetry
By CarolCarpenter SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
CarolCarpenter SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
9 articles 22 photos 1 comment
#111159 Poetry
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By triceratops BRONZE
Montclair, New Jersey
triceratops BRONZE, Montclair, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
here are Kurt Vonnegut&#039;s unintentional last words: <br /> <br /> &ldquo;Here is what my great-grandfather Clemens Vonnegut said one time about Jesus, &ldquo;If what he said was good, and it was marvelous, what did it matter if he was God or not?&rdquo; &hellip; But I gotta go. I&rsquo;m not well. Good luck.&rdquo;

#111160 Poetry
By ElenaSnapz PLATINUM
Western Springs, Illinois
ElenaSnapz PLATINUM, Western Springs, Illinois
25 articles 6 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Writing is a passion from within, you can write about anything that your heart desires and nobody can tell you that it is wrong.<br /> <br /> Loving somebody is like giving them a gun and hoping they don&#039;t pull the trigger