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#465881voted by our readers
By Flavia Mora BRONZE
San Francisco, California

Corner to alleyway, stony pavements, smoky sewers, clothes and hands wave from metal balconies. Crowded afternoons, blurry faces, bright shoes walk, all the people ta...
Flavia Mora BRONZE, San Francisco, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#465882 Poetry
By aawkwaard_ GOLD
Grand Junction, Colorado
aawkwaard_ GOLD, Grand Junction, Colorado
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
monsters don't live under our beds; they live inside our heads.

#465883 Poetry
By Julia Marrocco SILVER
Toronto, Other
Julia Marrocco SILVER, Toronto, Other
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#465884 Poetry
By MiracleLynn GOLD
Green River, Wyoming
MiracleLynn GOLD, Green River, Wyoming
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trust no one but yourself, because when everyone else is gone, you are all you'll have left.

#465885 Poetry
By AYang BRONZE
Boonton, New Jersey
AYang BRONZE, Boonton, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#465886 Poetry
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By omilan PLATINUM
Randolph, New Jersey
omilan PLATINUM, Randolph, New Jersey
24 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#465887 Poetry
By Anonymous
#465888 Poetry
By Tori DeRiggi PLATINUM
Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania
Tori DeRiggi PLATINUM, Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania
20 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#465889 Poetry
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

#465890 Poetry
By smokeandmirrors SILVER
Kittery Point, Maine
smokeandmirrors SILVER, Kittery Point, Maine
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment