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#7391voted by our readers
By Anonymous

There’s just something about you. I know I shouldn’t want it, But I need you. Because even though you’re a year younger than me, There’s something about you. Something about...

#7392 Poetry
By Marysia PLATINUM
Halifax, Virginia
Marysia PLATINUM, Halifax, Virginia
33 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."<br /> -Victor Hugo

#7393 Poetry
By gabbygerding BRONZE
Harker Heights, Texas
gabbygerding BRONZE, Harker Heights, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
He read a lot. He used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often. A couple of times I tried to tell him it was a mistake to get too deep into that kind of stuff, but Alex got stuck on things. He always had to know the absolute right answer before he could go on to the next thing.

#7394 Poetry
By MessOfADreamer PLATINUM
North Tonawanda, New York
MessOfADreamer PLATINUM, North Tonawanda, New York
22 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; -Isaac Asimov

#7395 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7396 Poetry
HayleyHouck BRONZE, Amarillo, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You're always one decision away from a totally different life.

#7397 Poetry
By Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM
Delhi, Other
Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM, Delhi, Other
23 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#7398 Poetry
Christina BRONZE, Clifton, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 26 comments
#7399 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7400 Poetry
By EconPoet BRONZE
Chevy Chase, Maryland
EconPoet BRONZE, Chevy Chase, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do what is right, not what is easy