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#227741voted by our readers
By gameboy27 GOLD
Varnville, South Carolina

I was standing at the ledge very close to the edge. as i shook in fear, of what was down there. my conscience told me jump so i gave myself a bump...
gameboy27 GOLD, Varnville, South Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#227742 Poetry
By AmberCrocker PLATINUM
Fall River, Massachusetts
AmberCrocker PLATINUM, Fall River, Massachusetts
25 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!" Katniss Everdeen from Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

#227743 Poetry
By lumpkinsrm PLATINUM
Hays, Kansas
lumpkinsrm PLATINUM, Hays, Kansas
34 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you fail to prepare, then you are preparing to fail.

#227744 Poetry
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

#227745 Poetry
By Ampersand GOLD
Mount Desert, Maine
Ampersand GOLD, Mount Desert, Maine
12 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;RedVines! What the hell can&#039;t they do?&quot;

#227746 Poetry
By Joeb101 BRONZE
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Joeb101 BRONZE, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#227747 Poetry
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By filmnoir BRONZE
Alpharetta, Georgia
filmnoir BRONZE, Alpharetta, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#227748 Poetry
daughterofthestars BRONZE, Fairmont, North Carolina
1 article 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Does my being half-naked bother you?&quot; Jacob Black

#227749 Poetry
By PresleyH DIAMOND
Elsmere, Kentucky
PresleyH DIAMOND, Elsmere, Kentucky
65 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is freedom waiting for you<br /> on the breezes of the sky,<br /> and you ask &ldquo;What if I fall?&rdquo; <br /> Oh, but my darling,<br /> what if you fly?<br /> <br /> ~Eric Hanson

#227750 Poetry
By Victoria Wilson BRONZE
Kissimmee, Florida
Victoria Wilson BRONZE, Kissimmee, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments