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#477711voted by our readers
By whiteswan17 SILVER
Woodland Park, New Jersey

A world of ‘whys’ and ‘what’s’ “I tried but” We live in a broken world— With all its doors closed shut. We all try to compromise ourselves— To be like all the rest To think...
whiteswan17 SILVER, Woodland Park, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.


#477712 Poetry
By Anonymous
#477713 Poetry
By Maddie Shepherd BRONZE
Fayetteville, Georgia
Maddie Shepherd BRONZE, Fayetteville, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#477714 Poetry
By ZoeyBubbles666 BRONZE
Kensington, New Hampshire
ZoeyBubbles666 BRONZE, Kensington, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#477715 Poetry
By SSAbeG GOLD
Parsippany, New Jersey
SSAbeG GOLD, Parsippany, New Jersey
15 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Within the good people around us, they have demons within them too."

#477716 Poetry
kaitlyn1 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#477717 Poetry
By hyp0allergenic SILVER
Woodhaven, Michigan
hyp0allergenic SILVER, Woodhaven, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” -John Lennon

#477718 Poetry
By Juliainstead BRONZE
Oakland, California
Juliainstead BRONZE, Oakland, California
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Not all who wander are lost.&quot; <br /> -J.R.R Tolkien

#477719 Poetry
By AbstractFragment GOLD
Dalmatia,, Pennsylvania
AbstractFragment GOLD, Dalmatia,, Pennsylvania
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don&#039;t realize and then you notice that, well, they&#039;re really far apart. And then one day... you don&#039;t have any teeth anymore.&quot; - Where the Wild Things Are

#477720 Poetry
By JessixMathers GOLD
Urbana, Illinois
JessixMathers GOLD, Urbana, Illinois
10 articles 2 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter where you run I&#039;ll be right there, right behind you, in your nightmares - Eminem &lt;3