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Brandy
By Holly_Frost GOLD
Henrietta, Texas

She’s the flower growing under the shadow of a tree She’s the ghost who doesn’t want to be seen She’s the settler, giving the best and receiving the worst Sometimes she wishes s...
Holly_Frost GOLD, Henrietta, Texas
17 articles 5 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
Individuality makes us human

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A Place Called Home
By PeggyMarie BRONZE
North Brunswick, New Jersey
PeggyMarie BRONZE, North Brunswick, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Love Kills
By Anonymous
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Premonition
By kag1787 GOLD
Granby, Connecticut
kag1787 GOLD, Granby, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
i&#039;d rather be hated for who i am than loved for who i&#039;m not- kurt cobain<br /> <br /> these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume -Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

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Colder Than Ice
By Anonymous
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Crystal Clear
By elizabethlarsen121 SILVER
Iowa City, Iowa
elizabethlarsen121 SILVER, Iowa City, Iowa
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don&#039;t know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I&#039;d have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you&#039;re wrong? What if you&#039;re making a mistake you can&#039;t undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can&#039;t pretend we hadn&#039;t been told. We&#039;ve all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today&#039;s possibility under tomorrow&#039;s rug until we can&#039;t anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

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Blurry Tensions
By G.J.Dillon GOLD
Henderson, Nevada
G.J.Dillon GOLD, Henderson, Nevada
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Buy the ticket, take the Ride&quot;-Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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Seasons of Life
By elizabethlarsen121 SILVER
Iowa City, Iowa
elizabethlarsen121 SILVER, Iowa City, Iowa
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don&#039;t know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I&#039;d have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you&#039;re wrong? What if you&#039;re making a mistake you can&#039;t undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can&#039;t pretend we hadn&#039;t been told. We&#039;ve all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today&#039;s possibility under tomorrow&#039;s rug until we can&#039;t anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

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MY human SOul
By asiah15 GOLD
Stone Mountain, Georgia
asiah15 GOLD, Stone Mountain, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is full of dark wonders hidden..but were is your light?

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Off the Path
By fiberopticfingers BRONZE
Columbia, Missouri
fiberopticfingers BRONZE, Columbia, Missouri
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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