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#1261voted by our readers
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky

I wish to be an independent woman  Everyone has told me to be  For years and years  He made me dependent  He made me weak.  I needed him and when it e...
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence


#1262 Poetry
By JunoJupiter PLATINUM
Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
JunoJupiter PLATINUM, Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
32 articles 4 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

#1263 Poetry
By deanib SILVER
Valle Vista, California
deanib SILVER, Valle Vista, California
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard." -Anne Sexton

#1264 Poetry
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> 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.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

nate_haynes BRONZE, Decatur, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1266 Poetry
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

#1267 Poetry
By aalaazah1 PLATINUM
Colombo, Other
aalaazah1 PLATINUM, Colombo, Other
32 articles 2 photos 153 comments

Favorite Quote:
where words fail music speaks <br /> success is a journey, not a destination<br /> <br /> when you feel your best, everybody else can feel it too - ARIANA GRANDE<br /> <br /> If you are able to look yourself<br /> in the mirror every day<br /> with the decisions that you make,<br /> that's where power starts - SELENA GOMEZ<br /> <br /> Before you judge people judge yourself - ZAYN MALIK<br /> <br /> haters will say what they want, but their hate will <br /> never stop you from chasing your dream- JUSTIN BIEBER<br /> <br /> If you follow your dreams, <br /> it means you follow your heart.<br /> if you do follow your heart, <br /> I don't think you can go wrong- CELINE DION

#1268 Poetry
By Anonymous
#1269 Poetry
By Brookie-cookie BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
Brookie-cookie BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments
#1270 Poetry
By emily-claire BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
emily-claire BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Come as you are, not as you think you should be." - Olivia Culpo