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By misseili ELITE
Troy, Michigan

I never knew how to tell her that I loved her. The words faltered on my tongue Like a tiny body too afraid to Leap off a building, drowning in The horror of anticipated peac...
misseili ELITE, Troy, Michigan
168 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." - Vincent Van Gogh


#470752 Poetry
By RylliISme BRONZE
West Linn, Oregon
RylliISme BRONZE, West Linn, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
life's not about waiting for the storm to pass,<br /> its about learning to dance in the rain.

25jchun SILVER, Tenafly, New Jersey
9 articles 10 photos 0 comments
#470754 Poetry
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#470755 Poetry
By ForeverFaith PLATINUM
Dansville, New York
ForeverFaith PLATINUM, Dansville, New York
20 articles 6 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;so this is how liberty dies, with a thunderous applause&quot; -unknown

#470756 Poetry
By AlexandraW GOLD
Naperville, Illinois
AlexandraW GOLD, Naperville, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The greatest ironies of life: having the right person at the wrong time, having the wrong person when the time is right, and finding out that you love someone after that person walks out of your sight ....&quot; -V. Para

#470757 Poetry
By teen_helper1993 SILVER
Puyallup, Washington
teen_helper1993 SILVER, Puyallup, Washington
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The spoken/written word is the strongest art form there is&quot; Matt Siau (me)

#470758 Poetry
By jess27 BRONZE
Napa, California
jess27 BRONZE, Napa, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t believe everything you think.&quot;

#470759 Poetry
By mynameisobel PLATINUM
Collingswood, New Jersey
mynameisobel PLATINUM, Collingswood, New Jersey
27 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can not be brave if only good things have happened to you.

#470760 Poetry
AndreaGOrtiz BRONZE, Houston, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments