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By Ellawind PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington

Dear Time, Will you please leave me alone, if only for a little while? You follow me like my dog when I’ve got a treat in my pocket. But you’re not my dog, who will wait pat...
Ellawind PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
40 articles 0 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn&#039;t kill you only makes you stronger.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.<br /> <br /> Dream like you will live forever, live like you will die today.


#206242 Poetry
By Anonymous
#206243 Poetry
By Gabri PLATINUM
Marysville, Washington
Gabri PLATINUM, Marysville, Washington
34 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039;If you&#039;re going to insult somebody, walk a mile in their shoes first. Because, then they won&#039;t be able to hurt you, AND you&#039;ll have their shoes. Bonus!

#206244 Poetry
By elfruits SILVER
Arlington, Texas
elfruits SILVER, Arlington, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Beanloose BRONZE, Dayton, Nevada
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#206246 Poetry
By hopelesslyromantic GOLD
Kirklin, Indiana
hopelesslyromantic GOLD, Kirklin, Indiana
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone else.

#206247 Poetry
By TheDarknessBehindThisPlasticSmile GOLD
Londonderry, New Hampshire
TheDarknessBehindThisPlasticSmile GOLD, Londonderry, New Hampshire
15 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t try, just be yourself. And if it isn&#039;t good wnough for whomever you were trying for, they aren&#039;t good enough for you.&quot;

#206248 Poetry
IgniteTheAirwaves PLATINUM, New City, New York
41 articles 37 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.&quot; -J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye

#206249 Poetry
By lexi.smith13 PLATINUM
Brownfield, Maine
lexi.smith13 PLATINUM, Brownfield, Maine
46 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A house divided against itself cannot stand&quot; - Abraham Lincoln

#206250 Poetry
By Watson, GOLD
Billings, Montana
Watson, GOLD, Billings, Montana
18 articles 4 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot;<br /> <br /> -Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)