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By Ghostwriter92 PLATINUM
Salt Lake City, Utah

Today my father is coming to see my first race. I am the slowest on my team, but I want to make him proud of me. I must go fast! I must win for him! Before the race, I tell m...
Ghostwriter92 PLATINUM, Salt Lake City, Utah
45 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Your life is a gift. Accept it. No matter how screwed up or how painful it seems to be. Somethings are going to work out as if they were destined to happen... As if they were just meant to be"

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#272162 Poetry
It's my fault
By ashleyn PLATINUM
Zeeland, Michigan
ashleyn PLATINUM, Zeeland, Michigan
39 articles 2 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't take life to seriously, nobody makes it out alive anyways"-Unknown

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#272163 Poetry
Loud Lonesome
By HydrogenJukebox BRONZE
London, Other
HydrogenJukebox BRONZE, London, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
in the animal soup

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#272164 Poetry
Freedom is
By another_sky PLATINUM
Dallas, Texas
another_sky PLATINUM, Dallas, Texas
31 articles 8 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;And once the storm is over, you won&rsquo;t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won&rsquo;t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won&rsquo;t be the same person who walked in. That&rsquo;s what this storm&rsquo;s all about.&rdquo; <br /> ― Haruki Murakami

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#272165 Poetry
Oceans MAG
By sbox128 SILVER
Sharon, Massachusetts
sbox128 SILVER, Sharon, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#272166 Poetry
If Only I Could Write
By lonely_l0ner BRONZE
Newman, California
lonely_l0ner BRONZE, Newman, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to travel well than to arrive

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#272167 Poetry
I Looked at the Smiling Sun Today
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
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

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#272168 Poetry
Is it wrong?
By shelby_kat DIAMOND
Warren, Ohio
shelby_kat DIAMOND, Warren, Ohio
72 articles 3 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life in three words; it goes on.&quot; -Robert Frost

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#272169 Poetry
Pearl
By Amanda24 DIAMOND
Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Amanda24 DIAMOND, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
81 articles 14 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Move on. It&#039;s just a chapter in the past. But dont close the book, just turn the page.

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#272170 Poetry
Annamarie
By Steph0804 GOLD
Seoul, Other
Steph0804 GOLD, Seoul, Other
12 articles 4 photos 206 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it better, but the frog dies in the process.&quot; -E.B. White

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