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#464761voted by our readers
By Sarah Chauvin BRONZE
Fenton, Missouri

Pretty face but life disgrace Never left home to move away Want to leave, overrode Disparate state of her humble abode Leave Mother here? Never a thought Could, would, but sho...
Sarah Chauvin BRONZE, Fenton, Missouri
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#464762 Poetry
By Alyssa Ertel BRONZE
Kennewick, Washington
Alyssa Ertel BRONZE, Kennewick, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#464763 Poetry
By blue-midnight SILVER
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
blue-midnight SILVER, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;beauty is not blond, <br /> love is not first sight, <br /> family is not for gain, <br /> respect is not a right, <br /> knowledge is not key, <br /> magic is not pretend, <br /> peace is not paper, <br /> goodbye is not the end&quot;

#464764 Poetry
By cornbread SILVER
Essex, Vermont
cornbread SILVER, Essex, Vermont
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we know, but we don&#039;t want to know,<br /> so we pretend we don&#039;t know, because knowing<br /> <br /> is very inconvenient <br /> because then we have to change&quot;

#464765 Poetry
By Larii BRONZE
Lake Stevens, Washington
Larii BRONZE, Lake Stevens, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reality sounds like a nice place, but I wouldn&#039;t want to live there.&quot; ~Unknown

#464766 Poetry
By EmilyRoses BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EmilyRoses BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else.&quot; - Fight Club

#464767 Poetry
By Proudheart PLATINUM
Evansville, Wisconsin
Proudheart PLATINUM, Evansville, Wisconsin
32 articles 5 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are going through Hell, keep going.&quot; -Winston Churchill

#464768 Poetry
By Anonymous
#464769 Poetry
By exhaust SILVER
Riverside, California
exhaust SILVER, Riverside, California
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#464770 Poetry
TakeofftheBlindfold BRONZE, Tampa, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;play the laughter, pause the memories, stop the pain and rewind the happiness&quot;