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#1931voted by our readers
By coffeeaddict-05 GOLD
Woodland Park, Colorado

I have gunpowder in my chest Instead of a heart. It leaves my lips in the shape of a bullet; I open my ribcage for acceptance, for it to leave me as nothing but a husk.
coffeeaddict-05 GOLD, Woodland Park, Colorado
15 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't compare yourself to others. There's no comparison between the sun and the moon, they both shine when the time is right.


#1932 Poetry
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

#1933 Poetry
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#1934 Poetry
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#1935 Poetry
exisentialismishumanism BRONZE, Woodstock, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”<br /> ― Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

#1936 Poetry
By CheyenneC GOLD
Vero Beach, Florida
CheyenneC GOLD, Vero Beach, Florida
14 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
The kids who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving ways.

#1937 Poetry
By Jackie_Huang PLATINUM
Scarsdale, New York
Jackie_Huang PLATINUM, Scarsdale, New York
20 articles 37 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything happens for a reason

jupiterbeckett PLATINUM, Toronto, Ontario
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1939 Poetry
aalaazah1 PLATINUM, Colombo, Other
32 articles 2 photos 153 comments

Favorite Quote:
where words fail music speaks <br /> success is a journey, not a destination<br /> <br /> when you feel your best, everybody else can feel it too - ARIANA GRANDE<br /> <br /> If you are able to look yourself<br /> in the mirror every day<br /> with the decisions that you make,<br /> that's where power starts - SELENA GOMEZ<br /> <br /> Before you judge people judge yourself - ZAYN MALIK<br /> <br /> haters will say what they want, but their hate will <br /> never stop you from chasing your dream- JUSTIN BIEBER<br /> <br /> If you follow your dreams, <br /> it means you follow your heart.<br /> if you do follow your heart, <br /> I don't think you can go wrong- CELINE DION

#1940 Poetry
By silly.squid BRONZE
West Jordan, Utah
silly.squid BRONZE, West Jordan, Utah
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I feel there is nothing more artistic than loving people,&quot; Vincent Van Gogh