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#721voted by our readers
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky

No amount of contemptment  Can mask the hurt and the pain I hate  That I cannot tear through my skin as I could a piece of paper.  Ink does not bring justice to...
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence


#722 Poetry
By Jayisgay BRONZE
Wichita Falls, Texas
Jayisgay BRONZE, Wichita Falls, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a good person, I have fun and people take it the wrong way." -Tyler,
The Creator

#723 Poetry
By angelamak417 BRONZE
Cerritos, California
angelamak417 BRONZE, Cerritos, California
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain." --Vivian Greene

#724 Poetry
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.
- Native American proverb

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas

What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.
- Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#725 Poetry
By Lilyan Howard BRONZE
Tallahasee, Florida
Lilyan Howard BRONZE, Tallahasee, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
NerdieBirdie09 BRONZE, Heath, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Light thinks it travels faster than anything, but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." -Terry Pratchett

#727 Poetry
By katiedonivan SILVER
Murrieta, California
katiedonivan SILVER, Murrieta, California
8 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it" -Mark Twain

#728 Poetry
By BrookeBoughton BRONZE
Lewisville, Texas
BrookeBoughton BRONZE, Lewisville, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#729 Poetry
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By minniewu GOLD
Pennington, New Jersey
minniewu GOLD, Pennington, New Jersey
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#730 Poetry
By Raisa_Khaled GOLD
South Windsor, Connecticut
Raisa_Khaled GOLD, South Windsor, Connecticut
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments