Tothisday Quotes

PrimarilyParamore*
posted a quote
October 27, 2016 11:17pm UTC

Every school was a big top circus tent and the pecking order went from from acrobats to lion-tamers,
from clowns to carnies
all of these were miles ahead of who we were,
We were freaks. Lobster claw boys and bearded ladies, Oddities.
Juggling depression and loneliness playing solitare, spin the bottle trying to Kiss the wounded parts of ourselves and
HEAL.

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*brianna*
posted a quote
June 27, 2015 2:09pm UTC

as if depression
is something that can be
remidied by any of the
contents found in a first
aid kit.

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*brianna*
posted a quote
May 8, 2015 11:14pm UTC

if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself,
get a better mirror,
look a little closer,
stare a little longer.
Because there's something inside you
that made you keep trying despite
everyone who told you quit.
You built a cast around your broken heart
and signed it yourself,
you signed it
"They were wrong!"
Because maybe you didn't belong
to a group or a clique,
maybe they decided to pick you
last at basketball or everything,
maybe you used to bring
bruises and broken teeth to show and tell but never told
Because how can you hold your ground if everyone around you
wants to bury you beneath it?
You have to believe that they were wrong
They have to be wrong,
why else would we still be here?
We grew up learning to cheer on the underdog
because we see ourselves in them.
We stem from a root planted in the belief
that we are not what we were called.
We are not abandoned cars stalled out and
sitting empty on some highway.
And if in some way we are,
don't worry.
We only got out to walk and get gas.
We are graduating members from the class of
We made it.
Not the faded echoes of voices crying out
"Names will never hurt me."
Of course, they did.
But our lives will only ever always
continue to be a balancing act,
that has less to do with pain,
and more to do with beauty.

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Immortality*
posted a quote
March 30, 2015 12:51pm UTC

and if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself
get a better mirror
look a little closer
stare a little longer
because there’s something inside you
that made you keep trying
despite everyone who told you to quit
you built a cast around your broken heart
and signed it yourself
you signed it
“they were wrong”
because maybe you didn’t belong to a group or a click
maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything
maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth
to show and tell but never told
because how can you hold your ground
if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it
you have to believe that they were wrong
they have to be wrong
why else would we still be here?
we grew up learning to cheer on the underdog
because we see ourselves in them
we stem from a root planted in the belief
that we are not what we were called we are not abandoned cars stalled out and sitting empty on a highway
and if in some way we are
don’t worry
we only got out to walk and get gas
we are graduating members from the class of
f/ck off we made it
not the faded echoes of voices crying out
names will never hurt me
of course
they did
but our lives will only ever always
continue to be
a balancing act
that has less to do with pain
and more to do with beauty.

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PrimarilyParamore*
posted a quote
January 12, 2015 8:31pm UTC

As if
Depression is
Something that
can be
Remedied by
any of
the Contents
found in
a First
Aid kit...
- To This Day

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revolutionary*
posted a quote
October 28, 2014 5:15pm UTC

We grew up,
learning to cheer on the underdog
because we see ourselves in them.

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*silvergirl*
posted a quote
August 3, 2014 9:08pm UTC

and if you cant see anything beautiful about yourself, get a mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because theres something inside you that made you keep trying, despite everyone who told you to quit

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Hadley_heart
posted a quote
May 20, 2014 7:22pm UTC

And if a kid breaks in a school,
And no one chooses to hear,
Do they make a sound?

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Roya*
posted a quote
April 18, 2014 8:45pm UTC

Please take a moment to read this:
There is a beautiful video called 'To This Day' by a talented man named Shane Koyczan.
It was the most inspirational poem I have ever heard and it brought me to tears.
Those who are going to listen will truly be astonished because he speaks the truth about the bullied and the beautiful.
A line from the poem read, "...if you cant see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer".
*I am not a sponsor, nor am I being paid to advertise.
I am doing this out of the goodness of my heart.*
Please, spread the message for the benefit of everyone

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Depression_is_Killing
posted a quote
March 21, 2014 8:33pm UTC

All of these miles we where ahead.. we were freaks

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justkiddiing
posted a quote
February 26, 2014 5:00am UTC

People say that rhyme
About sticks and stones
As if broken bones
Hurt more than the names we got called
And we got called them all.
If a kid breaks in a school
And no one around chooses to hear
Do they make a sound?
We stem from a root planted in the belief
That we are not what we were called
We are graduating members from the class of F/ck Off We Made It
Not the faded echoes of voices crying out
"Names will never hurt me"
Of course
They did

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LifeIsDeeperThanScars
posted a quote
February 3, 2014 11:10am UTC

People say that rhyme about sticks and stones, as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called and we got called them all, so we grew up believing no one would ever fall in love with us...

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Failure*
posted a quote
February 2, 2014 2:57pm UTC

I am stick on TNT lit from both ends

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Brittany*
posted a quote
January 16, 2014 1:44pm UTC

We grew up learning to cheer on the underdog
because we see ourselves in them

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KayleighJean
posted a quote
December 29, 2013 4:04pm UTC

And if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself
Get a better mirror
Look a little closer
Stare a little longer
because there's something inside of you that made you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit.

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*silvergirl*
posted a quote
December 24, 2013 10:00am UTC

"She looks like a wrong answer that someone tried to erase , but couldn't quote get the job done"

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