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By Dezzylee GOLD
Cambridge MA, Massachusetts

You give me dirty looks, You don’t care for my hair, You hate my black makeup, You see my scars everywhere, On my arms, hiddin on my legs And all you do is judge me, Y...
Dezzylee GOLD, Cambridge MA, Massachusetts
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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By WrittenEmotions PLATINUM
Fairhope, Alabama
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
32 articles 0 photos 209 comments

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The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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By Eshshah PLATINUM
Galloway, New Jersey
Eshshah PLATINUM, Galloway, New Jersey
32 articles 31 photos 239 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost

just.another.person130 SILVER, Taipei, Other
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!” – Sasha Azevedo

SkylerMorningstar GOLD, Barrie, Other
13 articles 1 photo 47 comments
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By Haylynn GOLD
Skiatook, Oklahoma
Haylynn GOLD, Skiatook, Oklahoma
10 articles 0 photos 23 comments
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By chloena_garrett GOLD
Colorado City, Texas
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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By Rachel Henline BRONZE
Irmo, South Dakota
Rachel Henline BRONZE, Irmo, South Dakota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By recurring_resilience SILVER
Ashburn, Virginia
recurring_resilience SILVER, Ashburn, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
"These are the times that try men's souls." - Thomas Paine.

"You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." - On the Water Front

"This is my place of failure."

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By -Char- GOLD
Council Bluffs, Iowa
-Char- GOLD, Council Bluffs, Iowa
17 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
The true friends are the ones who can get you to laugh even in your darkest depressions. ~Me