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#272661voted by our readers
By theweirdworder DIAMOND
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Feebly, he shakes his can, eyes imploring hardened hearts to spare a dime. They pass him by, heels of businesswomen clicking hasty sounds of quickening steps leaving him to...
theweirdworder DIAMOND, Newtown, Pennsylvania
65 articles 49 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.<br /> -Plato


#272662 Poetry
By Avram GOLD
Salyersville, Kentucky
Avram GOLD, Salyersville, Kentucky
11 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster; and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you.&quot;-- Friedrich Nietzsche

#272663 Poetry
By RLJoy DIAMOND
Glen Rock, New Jersey
RLJoy DIAMOND, Glen Rock, New Jersey
56 articles 0 photos 86 comments
#272664 Poetry
By LHAHS GOLD
Pewaukee , Wisconsin
LHAHS GOLD, Pewaukee , Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#272665 Poetry
KieraWilliamson BRONZE, Osceola, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#272666 Poetry
By Anonymous
#272667 Poetry
Mystery_Girl SILVER, Lake, Michigan
8 articles 6 photos 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love me or Hate me&quot;......&quot;Me Vs. The World and the World is Winning&quot;......&quot;When the going gets tough the tough get going&quot;.

#272668 Poetry
By Crying_Tears SILVER
SL,UT, Utah
Crying_Tears SILVER, SL,UT, Utah
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am fond on pigs.<br /> Dogs look up to us.<br /> Cats look down.<br /> Pigs treat us as equals.<br /> -Winston Churchill

#272669 Poetry
By peter582 SILVER
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
peter582 SILVER, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#272670 Poetry
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;