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#359661voted by our readers
By jdetty BRONZE
Kansas City, Missouri

Livestrong... believe in God and Jesus they brought us to this world and they watch over us as we grow up. Jesus sacrificed his life for us and we can thank him for that by p...
jdetty BRONZE, Kansas City, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#359662 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"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 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."

#359663 Poetry
Thedoctorisreal09 BRONZE, The Colony, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#359664 Poetry
By KellyR GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
KellyR GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

#359665 Poetry
By justbreathe24 SILVER
Tecumseh, Kansas
justbreathe24 SILVER, Tecumseh, Kansas
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In order to paint a picture you must close your eyes and sing"-- Pablo Picasso

#359666 Poetry
poeticnigerian SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Black is beautiful.

#359667 Poetry
By Be_Free PLATINUM
Longview, Texas
Be_Free PLATINUM, Longview, Texas
37 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion overall." -- The Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Allan Poe

#359668 Poetry
By wolfvomit PLATINUM
Jacksonville, Florida
wolfvomit PLATINUM, Jacksonville, Florida
25 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
“don’t fall slave to the serpent’s tongue”

#359669 Poetry
By Llib GOLD
New York, New York
Llib GOLD, New York, New York
18 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#359670 Poetry
By Anonymous