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By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California

"it's just a bad day, not a bad life" I say to the shuddering form in my arms; she's sobbing, terrified of her overwhelming hopelessness.   "Your current situation is not...
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;


#27842 Poetry
By Scxunt_ GOLD
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Scxunt_ GOLD, Allentown, Pennsylvania
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&#039;Never give up on life. If you give up on life, your giving up on yourself too.&#039;

#27843 Poetry
necrophilikat PLATINUM, Greshamville, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 12 comments
#27844 Poetry
By RaveNevermore PLATINUM
Norfolk, Virginia
RaveNevermore PLATINUM, Norfolk, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
A fate worse than death is a life less lived

#27845 Poetry
By Taylor Chan SILVER
Holmdel, New Jersey
Taylor Chan SILVER, Holmdel, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#27846 Poetry
By lanaC SILVER
Clutchin, Connecticut
lanaC SILVER, Clutchin, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing cannot be critiqued by others, for it is expression of the self; an outsider can only reflect upon it&quot;.

#27847 Poetry
By JonnyG SILVER
Ridgeland, South Carolina
JonnyG SILVER, Ridgeland, South Carolina
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;re in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.&quot;

#27848 Poetry
By greatexpectant BRONZE
Matthews, North Carolina
greatexpectant BRONZE, Matthews, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#27849 Poetry
By storytelleroftheuniverse BRONZE
Voorhees, New Jersey
storytelleroftheuniverse BRONZE, Voorhees, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#27850 Poetry
Amanda_Morrison BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Until I can&rsquo;t some kind of blessing, till I see how all this is lesson, I&rsquo;m left with one befuddling question<br /> How do I reconstruct Amanda?&quot;