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#397781voted by our readers
why do i try
By bokworm SILVER
Moreno Valley, California

why do i try why do i see and hear why do i want and need why? why? why? i don't understand what I'm doing, seeing, hearing so why do i try to make things bett...
bokworm SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
8 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is gets easier by what you do not by what you don't

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#397782 Poetry
Words Unspoken
By Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE
Camden, South Carolina
Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE, Camden, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
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, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 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 other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it'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-

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#397783 Poetry
Haikus
By CynthiaFeathers ELITE
Frisco, Texas
CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
124 articles 42 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.<br /> Leonardo Di Vinci<br /> <br /> You see I&#039;m a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?<br /> ~Sir Percy Blakeney

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#397784 Poetry
Chronically behind schedule
By dracoTgrace PLATINUM
Fairview, Pennsylvania
dracoTgrace PLATINUM, Fairview, Pennsylvania
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#397785 Poetry
The Worst Nightmares Are Around You
By Vicki_2023 GOLD
Marlow, Oklahoma
Vicki_2023 GOLD, Marlow, Oklahoma
13 articles 10 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
God only knows the real you

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#397786 Poetry
Untitled
By Anonymous
#397787 Poetry
Natural Selection
By Anonymous
#397788 Poetry
Negative Space
By SlippedFromSanity PLATINUM
Aleppo, Other
SlippedFromSanity PLATINUM, Aleppo, Other
45 articles 0 photos 15 comments
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#397789 Poetry
I Will Sleep When I Am Six Feet Down
By LoveKills GOLD
Niantic, Connecticut
LoveKills GOLD, Niantic, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
And people say we wear tight jeans and dye our hair. That doesnt mean we can&#039;t scream or make loud noise.

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#397790 Poetry
The One
By Smil3b3caus3yourb3autiful BRONZE
Redmond, Oregon
Smil3b3caus3yourb3autiful BRONZE, Redmond, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together&hellip; and I knew it.&quot; &ndash; Tom Hanks, Sleepless In Seattle

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