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#224571voted by our readers
By RyanTyler PLATINUM
Windsor, Connecticut

When he was five His mom was poor And his dad left Then the bills couldn’t be paid And the heat went off And there was no food And it was winter So it was cold They...
RyanTyler PLATINUM, Windsor, Connecticut
21 articles 0 photos 94 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A myth is a religion in which no one no longer believes." James Feibleman


#224572 Poetry
By CeceKell BRONZE
Washington, Utah
CeceKell BRONZE, Washington, Utah
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep." -Dr. Seuss

#224573 Poetry
By USAFrocks BRONZE
Rapid, South Dakota
USAFrocks BRONZE, Rapid, South Dakota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#224574 Poetry
By tarayakaboski BRONZE
Apex, North Carolina
tarayakaboski BRONZE, Apex, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#224575 Poetry
By Anonymous
#224576 Poetry
By staige BRONZE
McDonough, Georgia
staige BRONZE, McDonough, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#224577 Poetry
By havecouragetocontinue DIAMOND
Los Alamos, New Mexico
havecouragetocontinue DIAMOND, Los Alamos, New Mexico
67 articles 36 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Success is not final, Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.&quot;<br /> -Winston Churchill-

Alice-the-Wonderland-One SILVER, Dunedin, Other
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it&rsquo;ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.&rdquo; &ndash; Albert Einstein

#224579 Poetry
By Anonymous
#224580 Poetry
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;