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By Clairenordquist BRONZE
West Hartford, Connecticut

I am a flowerIf I am not beautiful, I am overlookedIf I am beautiful, I am taken from the groundTorn from my homeAnd soldOnly to slowly decay in a small jar of waterMy leaves once...
Clairenordquist BRONZE, West Hartford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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

#613 Poetry
By HannahW BRONZE
West Des Moines, Iowa
HannahW BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
#614 Poetry
By Grace_Hurst GOLD
Keizer, Oregon
Grace_Hurst GOLD, Keizer, Oregon
17 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't want a valuable life lesson! I just want an ice cream.

#615 Poetry
Sad
By rockstar_KK GOLD
Farmington, New Mexico
rockstar_KK GOLD, Farmington, New Mexico
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm still figuring out who I am. But I know I'm not who I once was." -Brendon Urie, from Panic! At The Disco

#616 Poetry
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

#617 Poetry
Not Me MAG
By TabithaL SILVER
Suffolk, Virginia
TabithaL SILVER, Suffolk, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak only if it improves upon the silence&quot;- Mahatma Gandhi

#618 Poetry
By EloiseJ BRONZE
New York, New York
EloiseJ BRONZE, New York, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#619 Poetry
By athrondson BRONZE
New Hampton, Iowa
athrondson BRONZE, New Hampton, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#620 Poetry
By Ananya19 SILVER
New Delhi, Other
Ananya19 SILVER, New Delhi, Other
5 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The decisions that you don't make in life, will be made for you