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#16371voted by our readers
Just the Girl
By dinks PLATINUM
Hinsdale, Illinois

But I am just the girl with old photographs. Whose wrists are so shy they hide in her sleeves. Sleep doesn't come easy, and waking up is worse. The girl who plays the melod...
dinks PLATINUM, Hinsdale, Illinois
28 articles 0 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
"and kisses are a better faith than freedom"

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#16372 Poetry
Continuously Beating
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

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#16373 Poetry
bug town
By amares813 SILVER
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
amares813 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”<br /> <br /> ― Eugene V. Debs, Debs

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#16374 Poetry
Gloria MAG
By HollyHe SILVER
Morristown, New Jersey
HollyHe SILVER, Morristown, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#16375 Poetry
I Want to Be
By lindley-riekel GOLD
Midlothian, Virginia
lindley-riekel GOLD, Midlothian, Virginia
13 articles 38 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
There never was a good war, nor a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin

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#16376 Poetry
Lost in Agony
By rach1011 BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
rach1011 BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;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&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don&#039;t deserve me at my best.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

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#16377 Poetry
Just a Girl
By BrianaK BRONZE
Waterford, Wisconsin
BrianaK BRONZE, Waterford, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Keep Believing&quot;

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#16378 Poetry
Still There
By Yaya21 GOLD
Columbus, Ohio
Yaya21 GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
15 articles 1 photo 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
love and death what it is dont stop in fear, love yall ba, leave please, danger is reality, dont controll the feelin then y keep having it. hurt and pain is all part of life. life is too short to waste. believe what u believe in. love is a passion

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#16379 Poetry
Winter Melody
By Writerrrrr BRONZE
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Writerrrrr BRONZE, Center Valley, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
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#16380 Poetry
sharp memories cut like knives
By addy.74 SILVER
Austin, Texas
addy.74 SILVER, Austin, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In the end, we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.&quot; -MLK

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