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#22991voted by our readers
Love?
By thedrugwecallLyfe GOLD
Cave Creek, Arizona

Here you are still struggling, fighting to believe. Trying to get along, but finding no relief. You need to search deeper, to find what you need. You need to calm down, and...
thedrugwecallLyfe GOLD, Cave Creek, Arizona
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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

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#22992 Poetry
Replacement Girl
By swedishfishiecatcher SILVER
Westport, Massachusetts
swedishfishiecatcher SILVER, Westport, Massachusetts
8 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&quot;<br /> -- John Green

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#22993 Poetry
Our Place
By Helena_Noel BRONZE
Burnt Hills, New York
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
1 article 0 photos 629 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I&#039;d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I&#039;d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye&#039;s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example&#039;s always clear.&rdquo; -Edgar Guest

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#22994 Poetry
It hurts how numb I am
By ivaramos224 GOLD
Austin, Texas
ivaramos224 GOLD, Austin, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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#22995 Poetry
My Poetry
By knelly793 SILVER
Forest Hill, Maryland
knelly793 SILVER, Forest Hill, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#22996 Poetry
Sunday Afternoon
By safiregiirl GOLD
Centerbrook, Connecticut
safiregiirl GOLD, Centerbrook, Connecticut
11 articles 3 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain

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#22997 Poetry
Truth
By Singinstar GOLD
Commack, New York
Singinstar GOLD, Commack, New York
10 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway&quot;

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#22998 Poetry
Hidden
By vballplayer15 BRONZE
Littleton, Colorado
vballplayer15 BRONZE, Littleton, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#22999 Poetry
Missing You <3
By Leesha-.- BRONZE
Saskatoon, Other
Leesha-.- BRONZE, Saskatoon, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#23000 Poetry
Painful Reality
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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