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By Charlotte Lee PLATINUM
New York City, New York

I cannot speak As I open my mouth a creature strangles my tongue forbidding words to come Nobody quiets me I silence myself My cheeks stiffen and the creature holds on tigh...
Charlotte Lee PLATINUM, New York City, New York
21 articles 6 photos 4 comments

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By LyricalBeauty GOLD
Fontana, California
LyricalBeauty GOLD, Fontana, California
14 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; &#039;I am happy&#039; that&#039;s just the saddest lie...&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence. Fear is such a weak emotion, that&#039;s why I despise it...&quot;

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By WishfulDoer GOLD
Portland, Oregon
WishfulDoer GOLD, Portland, Oregon
14 articles 0 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
If ignorance is bliss, why is our country so complicated?

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By Raytheraym PLATINUM
Belton, Missouri
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
47 articles 35 photos 457 comments
.BeautifulDisaster. SILVER, Whittier, California
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.&quot; -The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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By Kodak15 SILVER
Boaz, Alabama
Kodak15 SILVER, Boaz, Alabama
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I regret i have only one life to give to my country.&quot; - Nathan Hale

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By DeusExMachina SILVER
Reading, Pennsylvania
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
7 articles 6 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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By yasmina.tabbal GOLD
Beirut, Other
yasmina.tabbal GOLD, Beirut, Other
10 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can get arrested for wearing those colors - Zach, A Chorus Line