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#462521voted by our readers
By ethan.emert BRONZE
East Peoria, Illinois

My will is my power Perfection comes from long hours It takes strength to go far It takes courage to show who you are It takes strength to share a friend's pain It take...
ethan.emert BRONZE, East Peoria, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#462522 Poetry
Mcookis SILVER, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When writing the story of your life, do not allow anyone else to hold the pen"

#462523 Poetry
MyNameIsBird BRONZE, Syracuse, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't give a sword to a man who can't dance.<br /> <br /> -Confucius

#462524 Poetry
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#462525 Poetry
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#462526 Poetry
By ruespirals BRONZE
Rancho Cucamonga, California
ruespirals BRONZE, Rancho Cucamonga, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." -Zora Neale Hurtson, Their Eyes Were Watching Good

#462527 Poetry
By Ocean97 SILVER
Suffield, Connecticut
Ocean97 SILVER, Suffield, Connecticut
8 articles 3 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you live to be 100 years old, then I hope I live to be that, minus 1 day, so that I never have to live a day without you.&quot;

#462528 Poetry
By ssorninja BRONZE
San Marcos, California
ssorninja BRONZE, San Marcos, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
you come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly. &lt;3

#462529 Poetry
By SkyeOfLights GOLD
Spartanburg, South Carolina
SkyeOfLights GOLD, Spartanburg, South Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.&rdquo;

#462530 Poetry
By JackieMena1 DIAMOND
Bellflower, California
JackieMena1 DIAMOND, Bellflower, California
59 articles 9 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life can always bring you down but always try hard to work around the problem and find a solution&quot; -Jackie Mena