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I Was Busy
By foxag SILVER
Parker, Colorado

I lied and said I was busy. I was busy, but not in a way that most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing my irrational thoughts. I was busy c...
foxag SILVER, Parker, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"Be a walking contradiction. Be strong and humble. Be deep and lighthearted. Be beautiful and intelligent. Be confident and humble. Be someone with a quick wit and a cheap sense of humor. Be content climbing amount and enjoying the sweetness of doing nothing. The world may try and classify you as one thing because that is far easier to understand than a person who has a little bit of everything in them. And you may feel misunderstood for a while, but just remember your people can only find you if you are brave enough to be yourself. There are parts of you that you have yet to discover. There is a greater love that you have yet to find. There are experiences that are far beyond your imagination. And it's all waiting for you. Life is waiting for you. So set aside your expectations and go explore it." - Alliemichellel

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Forgetting you
By Moesah BRONZE
Santa Ana, California
Moesah BRONZE, Santa Ana, California
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Pollen
By SaoirseBolger BRONZE
Holly Springs, North Carolina
SaoirseBolger BRONZE, Holly Springs, North Carolina
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Poetry
By jennychip PLATINUM
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
jennychip PLATINUM, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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By jennychip PLATINUM
Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Verses bloom and flow,captured dreams in scripted glow—Words let my heart show.
jennychip PLATINUM, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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Struggle
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

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Not all those who wander are lost
- J. R. R. Tolkien

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
- Confucius

Believe you can and you're halfway there
- Theodore Roosevelt

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
- Albert Camus

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
- Audrey Hepburn

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

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Daddy's Womb MAG
By Anonymous
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Jerk MAG
By Christina BRONZE
Clifton, Virginia
Christina BRONZE, Clifton, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 26 comments
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a peachy poem
By pluvio SILVER
Foster City, California
pluvio SILVER, Foster City, California
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sun-sets & storms
By pluvio SILVER
Foster City, California
pluvio SILVER, Foster City, California
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Heartfelt
By Anonymous
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little fires everywhere
By davinaliu BRONZE
Hillsborough, California
davinaliu BRONZE, Hillsborough, California
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Nighttime Anxiety
By Anjiiii SILVER
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Anjiiii SILVER, Chelsea, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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A Journey Within
By Julietteeee_ ELITE
Monroe, North Carolina
Julietteeee_ ELITE, Monroe, North Carolina
124 articles 6 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

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