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#17021voted by our readers
shattering vase
By Anonymous

The vase falls and shatters into unrecognizable shards. I carefully pick up the smooth vibrant pieces and glue them together. I hold it for a while, proud of my work.  Then...
#17022 Poetry
It can't be true
By ivaramos224 GOLD
Austin, Texas
ivaramos224 GOLD, Austin, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#17023 Poetry
Sentry
By knelly793 SILVER
Forest Hill, Maryland
knelly793 SILVER, Forest Hill, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#17024 Poetry
My Insanity
By Jbirdmidgett BRONZE
Newton, North Carolina
Jbirdmidgett BRONZE, Newton, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17025 Poetry
Beyond This World Is a Place
By Anonymous
#17026 Poetry
Demon's calling
By Goddess PLATINUM
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Goddess PLATINUM, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
27 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”

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#17027 Poetry
Pure ISLAM
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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#17028 Poetry
Ants!
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

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#17029 Poetry
Halfway-Girl
By Anonymous
#17030 Poetry
Maybe
By ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM
Trenton, Ohio
ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM, Trenton, Ohio
37 articles 3 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;only you can start a change you want&quot;

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