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#15341voted by our readers
By i-am-nicole-ashley GOLD
Hutchinson, Minnesota

I know that you Won’t be there At my high school graduation I won’t see your face Amongst the rest of the crowd I know I won’t See you on my wedding day We won’t dance Y...
i-am-nicole-ashley GOLD, Hutchinson, Minnesota
17 articles 9 photos 8 comments

#15342 Poetry
By Cute_Tenshi BRONZE
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cute_Tenshi BRONZE, Cleveland, Tennessee
1 article 3 photos 0 comments
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By dxnydancer7 BRONZE
Commack, New York
dxnydancer7 BRONZE, Commack, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#15344 Poetry
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

#15345 Poetry
By Schizophasia PLATINUM
Lowell, Massachusetts
Schizophasia PLATINUM, Lowell, Massachusetts
26 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Happiness is like a butterfly<br /> The more you chase it<br /> The more it will elude you<br /> But if you turn your attention to other things<br /> It will come and sit softly on your shoulder. - Henry David Thoreau

#15346 Poetry
By nicole72713 BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
nicole72713 BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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musicnerd96 BRONZE, Marietta, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By nelli BRONZE
Porter, Texas
nelli BRONZE, Porter, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
BE WHAT YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO SEE YOU AS!!

#15350 Poetry
By NgoSoap BRONZE
Irvington, Alabama
NgoSoap BRONZE, Irvington, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You cannot succeed if you have never tried.&quot;