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#283691voted by our readers
By myLovelyFather GOLD
Grand Rapids, Michigan

They took away my eraser. All of them. Mommy, when I was 4. Oblivious, not knowing death and it’s strength. Daddy, when I was 8. Barely knowing the possibility of loss....
myLovelyFather GOLD, Grand Rapids, Michigan
17 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
And that's the thing about the future. It's unknown, unknowable, but before you know it, you're there.


#283692 Poetry
By Rancom GOLD
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Rancom GOLD, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Live as if you were to live forever.&quot;<br /> - Mahatma Gandhi

#283693 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

#283694 Poetry
KJMCO BRONZE, Commerce City, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#283695 Poetry
By Kdedic SILVER
Oswego, Illinois
Kdedic SILVER, Oswego, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#283696 Poetry
By TheStoryteller13 SILVER
Sutherland, Oregon
TheStoryteller13 SILVER, Sutherland, Oregon
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories. The best place by the fire was kept for, the storyteller.&quot;

#283697 Poetry
By Anonymous
#283698 Poetry
By Clark GOLD
Orinda, California
Clark GOLD, Orinda, California
18 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#283699 Poetry
By Rissakay BRONZE
Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania
Rissakay BRONZE, Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t beat yourself up&quot;

#283700 Poetry
By VeronicaGerasimova BRONZE
Vancouver, Washington
VeronicaGerasimova BRONZE, Vancouver, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments