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By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky

My stomach churns When I look at you. When you speak to me, I lose my time. I waste my breath responding Somedays I see you And I feel like running Because you aren’t...
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


afvtaylor BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You cant find a rainbow with your head down. - Charlie Chapman

#1373 Poetry
By gabie_who BRONZE
New Orleans, Louisiana
gabie_who BRONZE, New Orleans, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1374 Poetry
wastingthewords BRONZE, Chantilly, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1375 Poetry
By EmilyLaf BRONZE
Laconia, New Hampshire
EmilyLaf BRONZE, Laconia, New Hampshire
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1376 Poetry
War
By LeoBatche BRONZE
Paris, Other
LeoBatche BRONZE, Paris, Other
2 articles 1 photo 7 comments
#1377 Poetry
By TheRareBreed PLATINUM
Lambertville, Michigan
TheRareBreed PLATINUM, Lambertville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”
― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

#1378 Poetry
By Casandrad2163 BRONZE
Jamaica, New York
Casandrad2163 BRONZE, Jamaica, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1379 Poetry
By aarushi7 SILVER
North Brunswick, New Jersey
aarushi7 SILVER, North Brunswick, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1380 Poetry
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka