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#1841voted by our readers
By heyyitsgen BRONZE
Elizabeth, New Jersey

We make life an excruciating period of time. We choose to spend its unfathomably long hours watching and waiting with more anticipation to open our heart to failure than hold tigh...
heyyitsgen BRONZE, Elizabeth, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

aims BRONZE, Dubai, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1843 Poetry
By Jordi2112 PLATINUM
Gardner, Kansas
Jordi2112 PLATINUM, Gardner, Kansas
29 articles 6 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” <br /> ― Marilyn Monroe

#1844 Poetry
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

#1845 Poetry
By Hoodie-Girl BRONZE
Hamden, Connecticut
Hoodie-Girl BRONZE, Hamden, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1846 Poetry
By est16 ELITE
Hewitt, Texas
est16 ELITE, Hewitt, Texas
104 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#1847 Poetry
By Afra ELITE
Kandy, Other
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM, Plano, Texas
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Irony [is] the song of a prisoner who's come to love his cage" - David Foster Wallace

#1849 Poetry
By Anonymous
#1850 Poetry
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
46 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers