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By Gabyhayes PLATINUM
Marysville, California

Opening my bleared eyes Not clear of what happened I feel sharp pains clawing at me Everywhere I can hear screams But it's all faint and muffled My breathing sc...
Gabyhayes PLATINUM, Marysville, California
22 articles 4 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you want, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr.Suess


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By chasing_fantasies_ GOLD
Easley, South Carolina
chasing_fantasies_ GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In order to get something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done."

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By Kris_10 GOLD
North Scituate, Rhode Island
Kris_10 GOLD, North Scituate, Rhode Island
10 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." -Theodore Roosevelt

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By Orchid.cereal GOLD
Bend, Oregon
Orchid.cereal GOLD, Bend, Oregon
14 articles 0 photos 11 comments
erinmlynch SILVER, Avon Lake, Ohio
9 articles 5 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable." - John Green

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By rokkotothezee GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death

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By MeggieMills SILVER
Baltimore, Maryland
MeggieMills SILVER, Baltimore, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
I write...so therefor I am a Writer.

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By _Emmm SILVER
Burlington, Other
_Emmm SILVER, Burlington, Other
7 articles 1 photo 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.&rdquo; <br /> - Charles Simic

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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski