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Senile Pain
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

“INNOCENT” Smile at me Wave at me My eyes are blank Blinded, I see nothing But a replay, at who you may be… Something to be seen Whether you be pure or obscene...
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

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#439842 Poetry
Firefly
By JoyMason PLATINUM
Arapahoe, Nebraska
JoyMason PLATINUM, Arapahoe, Nebraska
25 articles 0 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
You, he who subdued me, be not insolent, forget not the beauty of virtue.

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#439843 Poetry
A boy and a girl
By Kaiterbugs BRONZE
Osecola, Wisconsin
Kaiterbugs BRONZE, Osecola, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#439844 Poetry
Friends
By leah.101 SILVER
Kernersville, North Carolina
leah.101 SILVER, Kernersville, North Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#439845 Poetry
memories
By amberlynn.zero PLATINUM
Pleasant Valley, Iowa
amberlynn.zero PLATINUM, Pleasant Valley, Iowa
29 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
i admire darkness, its so pretty, <br /> i wish i could be pretty like that...

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#439846 Poetry
Coming Home
By Nuggster BRONZE
Newton, Kansas
Nuggster BRONZE, Newton, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you dream about bad things happening, it shows you&#039;re still fighting; you&#039;re still alive. It&#039;s when you start to dream about the good things, that you should start to worry.&quot;

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#439847 Poetry
Philly
By bunnyboo224 SILVER
Brownsville, Oregon
bunnyboo224 SILVER, Brownsville, Oregon
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;it is what it is&quot; &quot;i don&#039;t know what your talking about &quot;&quot; you did what for how many jellybeans ???&quot;&quot; s*** happens but life goes on so rub dirt on it get up and show them who&#039;s boss&quot; &quot; you are who you are and no one can change that&quot;life hasn&#039;t end

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#439848 Poetry
Song.
By nebraska_blaise SILVER
El Dorado Hills, California
nebraska_blaise SILVER, El Dorado Hills, California
8 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, you are free to die laughing.&quot; - James Broughton

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#439849 Poetry
Anxiety's Angsty Sonnet of Contempt
By failuretoexpress BRONZE
Brampton, Ontario
failuretoexpress BRONZE, Brampton, Ontario
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#439850 Poetry
The Stump
By samantha934 SILVER
Homewood, Illinois
samantha934 SILVER, Homewood, Illinois
9 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic."

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