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By hebos97 SILVER
Kincardine, Other

Memories whiz by Of the life you once shared with your brother. Good ones, bad ones, you name it You thought of them. But the memories stop abruptly Like a car crash. They sh...
hebos97 SILVER, Kincardine, Other
6 articles 8 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

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#473632 Poetry
Phileo: Love
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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#473633 Poetry
Mano Po
By AshB224 BRONZE
La Palma, California
AshB224 BRONZE, La Palma, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#473634 Poetry
Into the Sea
By Hallow SILVER
Peru, Indiana
Hallow SILVER, Peru, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
Most people don&#039;t know how they&#039;re gonna feel from one moment to the next, but a dope fiend has a pretty good idea. They just look at the labels on the little bottles.

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#473635 Poetry
I'll Always Do
By Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM
Mandeville, Louisiana
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM, Mandeville, Louisiana
47 articles 7 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than hands?<br /> <br /> -Ernest Gaines.

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#473636 Poetry
Feel of Fire
By Anonymous
#473637 Poetry
Fated?
By AngelOnTheATeam PLATINUM
Mountain Home, Arkansas
AngelOnTheATeam PLATINUM, Mountain Home, Arkansas
23 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;No One Ever Gets To Know What Could Have Been.&quot;

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#473638 Poetry
Do I Like You Or Love You?
By Kyrae SILVER
Idyllwild, California
Kyrae SILVER, Idyllwild, California
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.&quot; 1 Corinthians

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#473639 Poetry
You Say
By Overcomingthe_Pain GOLD
Klawock, Alaska
Overcomingthe_Pain GOLD, Klawock, Alaska
19 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stay positive throughout the pain.<br /> Life will get better.<br /> Life is good, Eternal life is better<br /> &quot;If you think you can do a thing or think you can&#039;t do a thing,you&#039;re right&quot;-Henry Ford

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#473640 Poetry
rising from the dead
By aley14 BRONZE
Cairo, Other
aley14 BRONZE, Cairo, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
love whatever you do to do whatever you love

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