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#6811voted by our readers
By LSternlieb BRONZE
Short Hills, New Jersey

When the doctorTook an ultrasound of meI was sucking my thumbYears passedNow sixMy parentsDeterminedTo keep all sticky, subway touching fingers away from my lipsSo they promised me...
LSternlieb BRONZE, Short Hills, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

k_howlter BRONZE, Mt. Sterling, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have endured pain and loss, I have felt broken, I have known hardship, and I have felt lost and alone. But here I stand, trying to move forward, one day at a time. I will remember the lessons in my life because they are making me who I am. Stronger. A warrior."

#6813 Poetry
By Breezette DIAMOND
Uniontown, Arkansas
Breezette DIAMOND, Uniontown, Arkansas
84 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
Every Time I even think of you, all those bad memories just fade away, 'cause your smile's enough, you're enough...

#6814 Poetry
By writing-oni SILVER
Aurora, Illinois
writing-oni SILVER, Aurora, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"In the end, we only regret risks we didn't take"<br /> -Lewis Carrol

#6815 Poetry
MylaManu-Arkhurst BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#6816 Poetry
By this_unflower PLATINUM
Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
46 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers

#6817 Poetry
By Doveglass BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
Doveglass BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Palestine will be free...&quot;

#6818 Poetry
By libraryghost PLATINUM
Lynnwood, Washington
libraryghost PLATINUM, Lynnwood, Washington
32 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"No one really understands each other. We're all just stuck inside ourselves." Aza, Turtles All the Way Down

nate-is-the-name PLATINUM, Clarksburg, Maryland
22 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
We’re all nothing but walking paradoxes, and I love it!

#6820 Poetry
By trysten SILVER
Carlsbad, California
trysten SILVER, Carlsbad, California
8 articles 26 photos 6 comments