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#440161voted by our readers
By Anonymous

How do you know when the devil on your shoulder is you? He leaves footprints on your blades and scars stretching far across the canvas that is your body. He blocks your throat wh...

#440162 Poetry
By Anonymous
#440163 Poetry
hachoo GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
16 articles 10 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day. &rdquo; <br /> ― Markus Zusak

#440164 Poetry
By Primrose-Door SILVER
New York, New York
Primrose-Door SILVER, New York, New York
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#440165 Poetry
By IsaiF GOLD
Marietta, Georgia
IsaiF GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
17 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.&rdquo; -Kurt Vonnegut

#440166 Poetry
By Demetrius.T. BRONZE
Evaston, Illinois
Demetrius.T. BRONZE, Evaston, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#440167 Poetry
By D.Wills BRONZE
Fort Mill, South Carolina
D.Wills BRONZE, Fort Mill, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who matter don&#039;t mind!, And those who mind don&#039;t matter!

Kearissa BRONZE, Longwood, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, but dancing in the rain&quot;

Cotteneyedjoe BRONZE, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Apostrophe: Figure of speech in which someone absent, dead or something nonhuman is addressed . Prophetic: predictive, presageful, portentous, ominous.... Apostrophetic.&quot;

#440170 Poetry
By Anonymous