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#2211voted by our readers
By VictorianSforzando PLATINUM
Franklin, Kentucky

It is the macabre talons that grip onto our shoulders Weighing us down with a misery ever so heavy It is the rain soaked earth that beckons us home As it pulls our ankles furthe...
VictorianSforzando PLATINUM, Franklin, Kentucky
33 articles 53 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."- Bill Cosby


#2212 Poetry
Mariel2019 GOLD, Boise, Idaho
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Real girls aren't perfect, and perfect girls aren't real" - unknown <br /> <br /> * My favorite quote changes on a day to day basis though... (:

Yuting_Z SILVER, Ann Arbor, Michigan
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#2214 Poetry
By Rainy123 GOLD
Fresno, California
Rainy123 GOLD, Fresno, California
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn&#039;t stop for anybody.&rdquo; <br /> ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

#2215 Poetry
By MagenSlover SILVER
Flora, Illinois
MagenSlover SILVER, Flora, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2216 Poetry
By _claire_the_bear_ BRONZE
Newtown, Pennsylvania
_claire_the_bear_ BRONZE, Newtown, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"-unless I am myself, I am nobody." - Virginia Wolfe

#2217 Poetry
By Timo21 BRONZE
Tirana, Other
Timo21 BRONZE, Tirana, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2218 Poetry
By Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER, Simpsonville, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why is it that the words we write for ourselves are better than the words we write for others?" -Finding Forrester

#2219 Poetry
By D-P-Stimson SILVER
Lincoln, Rhode Island
D-P-Stimson SILVER, Lincoln, Rhode Island
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2220 Poetry
By Eliza26 BRONZE
Glendale, California
Eliza26 BRONZE, Glendale, California
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;F.E.A.R. is:<br /> False<br /> Evidence<br /> Appearing<br /> Real&quot;<br /> ~A black homeless man my brother met on a bus