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AFRICA
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Ancient and Forgotten, Reamining neglected In this lost world. Can we remember the beauty of AFRICA?
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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#11622 Poetry
How Society Works
By Poetic_Person GOLD
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Poetic_Person GOLD, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
18 articles 8 photos 40 comments
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#11623 Poetry
Weird Vs. Normal
By EmilyK1016 BRONZE
Bluffton, South Carolina
EmilyK1016 BRONZE, Bluffton, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#11624 Poetry
Lost...
By SUIXIS SILVER
Spring Valley, New York
SUIXIS SILVER, Spring Valley, New York
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#11625 Poetry
where she lies
By kaity12345 BRONZE
Camarillo, California
kaity12345 BRONZE, Camarillo, California
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#11626 Poetry
why don't you see me
By tinytory SILVER
Merrimack, New Hampshire
tinytory SILVER, Merrimack, New Hampshire
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

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#11627 Poetry
Shame
By Bookworm1998 GOLD
Brampton, Other
Bookworm1998 GOLD, Brampton, Other
17 articles 2 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Preserve your memories, keep them well; what you forget, you can never retell.

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#11628 Poetry
My New Firework
By EvanPetroni BRONZE
Indialantic, Florida
EvanPetroni BRONZE, Indialantic, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#11629 Poetry
As I Watch Winter
By Anonymous
#11630 Poetry
I am no psychiatrist; I am merely your friend.
By JenClaireMelvin BRONZE
Lochore, Other
JenClaireMelvin BRONZE, Lochore, Other
2 articles 7 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.&quot; - Benjamin Franklin

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