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#6871voted by our readers
By ThePoetUnlynched SILVER
Collingswood, New Jersey

I regret that yesterday I didn't wear a hoodie, I regret cutting my hair, I regret not calling my mom, I regret not texting my siblings, I regret that I forgot how to smile,&nb...
ThePoetUnlynched SILVER, Collingswood, New Jersey
8 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's true, Batsy! I know everything. And kinda like the kid who peeks at his Christmas presents, I must admit, it’s sadly anti-climactic. Behind all the sturm and batarangs, you’re just a little boy in a playsuit, crying for mommy and daddy!" — Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker<br /> <br /> “Smile, because it confuses people. Smile, because it’s easier than explaining what is killing you inside.” ― The Joker<br /> <br /> “Let’s put a smile on that face!” – The Joker


#6872 Poetry
By shauryaditya BRONZE
Milpitas, California
shauryaditya BRONZE, Milpitas, California
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
#6873 Poetry
Emma_Owens GOLD, Rowan, Nebraska
10 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”<br /> -C.S. Lewis

#6874 Poetry
By JG0529 SILVER
Tirana, Other
JG0529 SILVER, Tirana, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#6875 Poetry
By CeceE14 BRONZE
Rosemount, Minnesota
CeceE14 BRONZE, Rosemount, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No.&quot;

#6876 Poetry
By Anonymous
#6877 Poetry
By Marysia PLATINUM
Halifax, Virginia
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

#6878 Poetry
By mmorse GOLD
Lousiville, Kentucky
mmorse GOLD, Lousiville, Kentucky
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm a piece of paper. Everyone uses me, tears me apart, and I get thrown in the trash. A simple life.

#6879 Poetry
By Anonymous
FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM, Plano, Texas
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Irony [is] the song of a prisoner who's come to love his cage" - David Foster Wallace