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By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California

At the meet we all were running, our opponents we were shunning As we raced towards the finish line. Wobbly and a bit unstable, I fear I won't be able To claim this race a...
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;


#129222 Poetry
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#129223 Poetry
By LaurenC PLATINUM
Dearborn, Michigan
LaurenC PLATINUM, Dearborn, Michigan
26 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every man dies, but not every man lives&quot;.

#129224 Poetry
By Katielyn19 SILVER
Halfway, Missouri
Katielyn19 SILVER, Halfway, Missouri
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, &amp; known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy&quot; ~Romeo and Juliet

#129225 Poetry
By Emily-G SILVER
River Falls, Wisconsin
Emily-G SILVER, River Falls, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Lives can do amazing things when the odds are against them.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -The village Elder in &#039;Sight Seeing&#039;

#129226 Poetry
#129227 Poetry
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By Alex_Durham GOLD
Vineland, New Jersey
Alex_Durham GOLD, Vineland, New Jersey
14 articles 1 photo 234 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

#129228 Poetry
By Layaaah BRONZE
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Layaaah BRONZE, Beverly Hills, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Leave me alone

#129229 Poetry
By Adira1 SILVER
Glendale Heights, Illinois
Adira1 SILVER, Glendale Heights, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them.&quot;

GoogleYourFace PLATINUM, Tayor, Texas
24 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You said I wouldn&#039;t get to far on a tank of gas and an empty heart, but I&#039;ve got everything I&#039;ll ever need. I&#039;ve got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings.&quot;<br /> --Miranda Lambert &quot;New Strings&quot;