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#449011voted by our readers
Heart VS. Mind
By FallingAlways GOLD
Franklin, Wisconsin

My heart screams at me, it begs me to listen. But my mind tells me not to, it tells me not to listen. Because my heart doesn't know what it wants.
FallingAlways GOLD, Franklin, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The worst mistake anyone can make is being too afraid to make one." -anonymous.

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#449012 Poetry
Ode To My Culture
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
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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#449013 Poetry
You Have To Be You
By ThePHSMuse PLATINUM
Pendleton, Oregon
ThePHSMuse PLATINUM, Pendleton, Oregon
21 articles 23 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.&rdquo;<br /> -William Shakespeare.

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#449014 Poetry
Like an Ange;
By poeticpower05 BRONZE
Bradenton, Florida
poeticpower05 BRONZE, Bradenton, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#449015 Poetry
Life Is As Is
By Kali_17 BRONZE
Grand Junction, Colorado
Kali_17 BRONZE, Grand Junction, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&ldquo;So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we&#039;ll never know most of them. But even if we don&#039;t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.&quot; -Steven Chbosky

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#449016 Poetry
Parents
By Sidd0624 BRONZE
Summerfield, North Carolina
Sidd0624 BRONZE, Summerfield, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#449017 Poetry
Why Now?
By AwesomeAley GOLD
Levittown, Pennsylvania
AwesomeAley GOLD, Levittown, Pennsylvania
15 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Forget about yesturday it doesn&#039;t matter, Live for today as tho life doesn&#039;t matter, Wish for a tommorow as good as today and hopefully it will be better&quot; -aley (me)

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#449018 Poetry
Please Pass
By nightwolfsnow GOLD
Suffolk, Virginia
nightwolfsnow GOLD, Suffolk, Virginia
16 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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#449019 Poetry
The Ballad of One Nobody
By will phillips BRONZE
West Chester, Ohio
will phillips BRONZE, West Chester, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#449020 Poetry
superhuman
By sarahvt BRONZE
Underhill, Vermont
sarahvt BRONZE, Underhill, Vermont
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every writer I know has trouble writing.&quot;-Joseph Heller

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