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#257041voted by our readers
almost sixteen
By kaileesofia BRONZE
Secaucus, New Jersey

i think the most difficult part about being a teenager is having every intention to be independent but an entire world stopping you from doing so. it’s being invalidated because...
kaileesofia BRONZE, Secaucus, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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#257042 Poetry
Gettysburg
By PoetRider PLATINUM
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
PoetRider PLATINUM, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
21 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"They whispered to her, <br /> 'You Cant Withstand The Storm.' <br /> <br /> She whispered back,<br /> 'I Am The Storm.'"<br /> -Unknown

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#257043 Poetry
Shattered
By Caitlin Cahalan BRONZE
Stony Brook, New York
Caitlin Cahalan BRONZE, Stony Brook, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#257044 Poetry
Shutter
By IsaiF GOLD
Marietta, Georgia
IsaiF GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
17 articles 0 photos 2 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; -Kurt Vonnegut

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#257045 Poetry
Elegy for Jesse Eisenberg
By yourlonelylover PLATINUM
Harrington Park, New Jersey
yourlonelylover PLATINUM, Harrington Park, New Jersey
26 articles 1 photo 3 comments
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#257046 Poetry
The Reader: Inspired by Naomi Shihab Nye
By Anonymous
#257047 Poetry
Morf M’I Erehw
By DramaLlama96 BRONZE
Bainbridge Island, Washington
DramaLlama96 BRONZE, Bainbridge Island, Washington
1 article 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Well I WOULD be using the &quot;Nerds like us&quot; quote by John Green but Teen Ink just can&#039;t have that, now can&#039;t they?

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#257048 Poetry
I want to be your Tears
By bullet.with.butterfly.wings PLATINUM
Katy, Texas
bullet.with.butterfly.wings PLATINUM, Katy, Texas
36 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
you wear guilt like shakles on your feet, like a maiden in distres, like a halo in reverse

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#257049 Poetry
Everything
By Angels1031 BRONZE
Fort Worth, Texas
Angels1031 BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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#257050 Poetry
My Shadow
By VandalSpirit DIAMOND
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
VandalSpirit DIAMOND, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
51 articles 9 photos 185 comments

Favorite Quote:
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of Gods great love, we are not consumed. His compassion never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

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