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#1831voted by our readers
Dear Adults
By Jordi2112 PLATINUM
Gardner, Kansas

Dear Adults, You guys suck. You’re mad at us Because we’re not stuck We have our whole lives And yours are almost done You resent us kids Because we’ve bar...
Jordi2112 PLATINUM, Gardner, Kansas
29 articles 6 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” <br /> ― Marilyn Monroe

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#1832 Poetry
I'm Sorry Mom
By Jordi2112 PLATINUM
Gardner, Kansas
Jordi2112 PLATINUM, Gardner, Kansas
29 articles 6 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” <br /> ― Marilyn Monroe

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#1833 Poetry
Dichotomy
By Godala PLATINUM
Durgapur, Other
Godala PLATINUM, Durgapur, Other
36 articles 1 photo 1 comment
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#1834 Poetry
Labels Upon Labels
By heyyitsgen BRONZE
Elizabeth, New Jersey
heyyitsgen BRONZE, Elizabeth, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus <br /> <br /> "This world is too small for what I mean to do." - St. Francis Xavier Cabrini

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#1835 Poetry
This Is What the Future Looks Like
By mckiser BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
mckiser BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#1836 Poetry
The Audacity of Names
By TobiasEliot DIAMOND
San Diego, California
TobiasEliot DIAMOND, San Diego, California
53 articles 0 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." -Pablo Neruda

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#1837 Poetry
Falling Leaves
By Ellie-Burns PLATINUM
Louisville, Kentucky
Ellie-Burns PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
32 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

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#1838 Poetry
Exhausted
By SnowLeopardThatWrites GOLD
Miami, Florida
SnowLeopardThatWrites GOLD, Miami, Florida
11 articles 1 photo 1 comment
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#1839 Poetry
Person
By hannahbee7 DIAMOND
Boca Raton, Florida
hannahbee7 DIAMOND, Boca Raton, Florida
67 articles 1 photo 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know you&rsquo;re a writer if your friend tells you a heartbreaking story and your first reaction is &ndash; wow, that would make an incredible plot for a novel. You know you&rsquo;re a smart writer if you manage to keep that reaction to yourself.&quot;

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#1840 Poetry
Ode to Wakanda
By wolftera GOLD
Sacramento, California
wolftera GOLD, Sacramento, California
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I hated every minute of training but I said, &#039;Don&#039;t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.&quot; - Muhammed Ali.

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