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You. And. Me.
By careless1021 BRONZE
Bellmore, New York

You. Rose buds and starlight. Soft lips against skin and curly hair between lifelines. Me. Pain pills and anxiety attacks. Cracking lips trapped between teeth as I despera...
careless1021 BRONZE, Bellmore, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be you. Be what you want. And then become unbreakable."

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#230282 Poetry
Labeled.
By Sara Kobus BRONZE
Middletown, Delaware
Sara Kobus BRONZE, Middletown, Delaware
2 articles 4 photos 0 comments
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#230283 Poetry
Encephalon Domain: Spark
By Ogeechee GOLD
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Ogeechee GOLD, Bridgeton, New Jersey
16 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#230284 Poetry
Away From This Place
By TimeCouldStopMe BRONZE
Salmon, Idaho
TimeCouldStopMe BRONZE, Salmon, Idaho
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I know that life is busy and hard, and that there&rsquo;s a crushing pressure to just settle down and get a real job and khaki pants and a haircut. But don&rsquo;t. Please don&rsquo;t. Please keep believing that life can be better, brighter, broader, because of the art that you make. Please keep demonstrating the courage that it takes to swim upstream in a world that prefers putting away for retirement to putting pen to paper, that chooses practicality over poetry, that values you more for going to the gym than going to the deepest places in your soul. Please keep making art for people like me, people who need the magic and imagination and honesty of great art to make the day-to-day world a little more bearable. And if, for whatever reason, you&rsquo;ve stopped&ndash; stopped believing in your voice, stopped fighting to find the time&ndash;start today. - Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines<br /> <br /> &quot;And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.&quot;<br /> -Nietzsche<br /> <br /> &quot;You were born crying, so die smiling.&quot;

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#230285 Poetry
False Worship
By PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
PoetLaureate274 PLATINUM, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
20 articles 1 photo 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You have not even begun to scratch the surface of how important your life means to not only me, [y]our friends and [y]our family, but your life, which is a gift for the world that is waiting for you.&quot; - Brent Smith.

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#230286 Poetry
Turning back on regrets
By FelicityMarie SILVER
Kingsbury, Texas
FelicityMarie SILVER, Kingsbury, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are what you live for&quot;

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#230287 Poetry
My cross
By Anonymous
#230288 Poetry
Sadness
By Parzival BRONZE
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Parzival BRONZE, Alamogordo, New Mexico
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#230289 Poetry
Books
By Snake_Skullz SILVER
Pella Ia, Iowa
Snake_Skullz SILVER, Pella Ia, Iowa
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not in doing what you like, but liking what you do is the secret of happiness" - J.M Barrie

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#230290 Poetry
Forever
By Klewis1226 SILVER
Rosedale, New York
Klewis1226 SILVER, Rosedale, New York
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never take life to seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways.

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