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#444771voted by our readers
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By Anonymous

If i let go i will die, if i hold on i will die. For soon my strength will run out and i will fall into darkness. though letting go will give satisfaction to those who wait below ....
#444772 Poetry
The Time Is Now
By Ms.me_2 BRONZE
Lake Mary, Florida
Ms.me_2 BRONZE, Lake Mary, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A womans heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man must seek him first to find her"

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#444773 Poetry
Family Reunion
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

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#444774 Poetry
Love <3
By ThePHSMuse PLATINUM
Pendleton, Oregon
ThePHSMuse PLATINUM, Pendleton, Oregon
21 articles 23 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.&rdquo;<br /> -William Shakespeare.

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#444775 Poetry
I Wish
By Joshua Latta BRONZE
East St. Louis, Illinois
Joshua Latta BRONZE, East St. Louis, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#444776 Poetry
Life Is As Is
By Kali_17 BRONZE
Grand Junction, Colorado
Kali_17 BRONZE, Grand Junction, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&ldquo;So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we&#039;ll never know most of them. But even if we don&#039;t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.&quot; -Steven Chbosky

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#444777 Poetry
That's Why
By Skylar_01 BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan
Skylar_01 BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#444778 Poetry
Collection of Dance Haikus
By adancebee BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
adancebee BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#444779 Poetry
in the dark
By messie.egghead SILVER
Fayetteville, Georgia
messie.egghead SILVER, Fayetteville, Georgia
7 articles 0 photos 18 comments
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#444780 Poetry
The Broken Pendulum
By MinorMistakes PLATINUM
Columbia, South Carolina
MinorMistakes PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
45 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
never lose what you have but gain what is lost

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