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#7521voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Chain-bound ankles, flesh burnt like toast It is the same from coast to coast. Battered faces and whiplashes Memories fade, gone in flashes A man once spoke, “I have a dr...

#7522 Poetry
By Victoriapache BRONZE
Matthews, North Carolina
Victoriapache BRONZE, Matthews, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7523 Poetry
By lucasmlines SILVER
Redondo Beach, California
lucasmlines SILVER, Redondo Beach, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7524 Poetry
By maryannn PLATINUM
Sacramento, California
maryannn PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
27 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"don't let it define you"

#7525 Poetry
By icefaerie10111 GOLD
Exeter, Rhode Island
icefaerie10111 GOLD, Exeter, Rhode Island
12 articles 8 photos 25 comments
#7526 Poetry
By kk_cm47 GOLD
Fort Worth, Texas
kk_cm47 GOLD, Fort Worth, Texas
17 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be you, because everyone else is already taken." This quote makes me realize that I'm good enough for anything or anyone. A lot of people talk about how we need to learn how to be ourselves, but this quote has a deeper meaning. At least to me, it means more than being comfortable with who you are.

#7527 Poetry
T-poems BRONZE, Bellvue, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Telling an abuse survivor she's at peace now is like breaking a bird's wings and telling her she's free

#7528 Poetry
WritingTheWriteWay PLATINUM, St. Louis, Missouri
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"They laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at them because they're all the same"(Kurt Cobain).

Mariel2019 GOLD, Boise, Idaho
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Real girls aren't perfect, and perfect girls aren't real" - unknown <br /> <br /> * My favorite quote changes on a day to day basis though... (:

#7530 Poetry
Worker_bee7756 DIAMOND, Toledo, Ohio
53 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Take that depression!" - Lucifer, Hazbin Hotel