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By OvercomingDyslexic BRONZE
Northridge, California

Obstacles are made, To be overcome Don't let dreams fade When you can be someone! My pen never faltered When I was brought down My dreams never altered In my goals, I...
OvercomingDyslexic BRONZE, Northridge, California
3 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I envy your ability to substitute optimism for reality.&quot;<br /> --Temperance Brennan (Bones)


#215322 Poetry
By Drac-in-Black GOLD
London, Ohio
Drac-in-Black GOLD, London, Ohio
16 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never apologizing for feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.&quot; - Benjamin Disraeli

#215323 Poetry
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND
Uncasville, Connecticut
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

#215324 Poetry
By akhalife6 SILVER
Delaware, Ohio
akhalife6 SILVER, Delaware, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have always looked so closely but I know how blind I am.&quot;

#215325 Poetry
By antha GOLD
Hackensack, New Jersey
antha GOLD, Hackensack, New Jersey
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#215326 Poetry
Sydneybriar BRONZE, Hastings, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;what is compassion without suffering?&quot; <br /> -Jamie Tornakowski

#215327 Poetry
By Plain-Jane ELITE
Grandview, Missouri
Plain-Jane ELITE, Grandview, Missouri
108 articles 2 photos 76 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.&quot; Revelation 7:17

#215328 Poetry
By The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM
Midlothian, Illinois
The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM, Midlothian, Illinois
36 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dr. Martin Luther King Is Not A Black Hero, He&#039;s An AMERICAN Hero. ~Morgan Freeman<br /> An Eye For An Eye Ends Up Making The Whole World Blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

#215329 Poetry
By Tman2 GOLD
North Palm Beach, Florida
Tman2 GOLD, North Palm Beach, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments
#215330 Poetry
By Queenie46 BRONZE
Florence, Alabama
Queenie46 BRONZE, Florence, Alabama
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all stars and we deserve to twinkle.&quot; -Marilyn Monroe