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#446611voted by our readers
Dog Tags
By AveryJohn BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan

  After the war Thrown out on the street Luckily with shoes on his feet Taken in by an old friend Became a part of the family Picked me up from school And...
AveryJohn BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#446612 Poetry
Ponder
By HJuliette SILVER
Hubert, North Carolina
HJuliette SILVER, Hubert, North Carolina
7 articles 3 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is sometimes a struggle, and sometimes not. You learn to endure the hardships and be happy anyways. Take every ounce of joy as gold, for it only lasts a moment. Focus on the positive. And most importantly, SMILE. <br /> -Heather Frazier (me)

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#446613 Poetry
To the dresses in my closet
By vivimay66 PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
vivimay66 PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never set yourself on fire in order to keep others warm&quot;

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#446614 Poetry
The Bottom Line
By KristofferHoffman BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
KristofferHoffman BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#446615 Poetry
My Addiction to Pepsi
By morgie7<3 PLATINUM
Tremont, Illinois
morgie7<3 PLATINUM, Tremont, Illinois
34 articles 0 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I&#039;ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I&#039;ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I&#039;ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.&quot;<br /> ~Michael Jordan

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#446616 Poetry
Spoiling Intellect
By hernan santos BRONZE
Richmond Hill, New York
hernan santos BRONZE, Richmond Hill, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#446617 Poetry
The American Dream
By Anonymous
#446618 Poetry
Part XXXV: Human, a Redefinition
By augustaylor BRONZE
Pearl, Mississippi
augustaylor BRONZE, Pearl, Mississippi
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
My palms cover continents. - Walt Whitman

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#446619 Poetry
I Am From...
By LoneStorm SILVER
Nashotah, Wisconsin
LoneStorm SILVER, Nashotah, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.&quot;<br /> --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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#446620 Poetry
The Game of Love and Basketball
By Breanna_Valentine PLATINUM
Sullivan, Ohio
Breanna_Valentine PLATINUM, Sullivan, Ohio
20 articles 8 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.&quot;<br /> &quot;Everything happens for a reason.&quot;<br /> Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.<br /> Doug Firebaugh

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