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#425411voted by our readers
By papermargins GOLD
Bridgewater, New Jersey

Time is that cruel grinding gear Mercilessly cranking onward Toilessly watching us toil For rewards soon lost In the quiet hum of an incubator A life Too brief to matter, too...
papermargins GOLD, Bridgewater, New Jersey
15 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Would you rather die on your feet or live on your knees?"


#425412 Poetry
By Anonymous
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#425414 Poetry
By MikeyG PLATINUM
Salt Lake City, Utah
MikeyG PLATINUM, Salt Lake City, Utah
38 articles 17 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change-Carl Rogers

#425415 Poetry
By rylespyless BRONZE
Greenwood, Arkansas
rylespyless BRONZE, Greenwood, Arkansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#425416 Poetry
By Anonymous
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By Jasmin Stubbs BRONZE
Chandler, Arizona
Jasmin Stubbs BRONZE, Chandler, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#425418 Poetry
By SarahJumps SILVER
Richmond, Virginia
SarahJumps SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. <br /> -Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> I think, at a child&#039;s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. -E.R

#425419 Poetry
Somone Grier SILVER, Paterson, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 59 comments
#425420 Poetry
By ArtisAmator BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
ArtisAmator BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The blackest night shrouds no evil like that which lurks within ourselves.&quot; - Me :)