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#483231voted by our readers
I Don't, I Don't, I Do
By EmoCinderella PLATINUM
DeSoto, Missouri

I don't take back what I said. I don't take back what I did. I do take back what I gave. I don't take back the glares. I don't take back the snears. I do t...
EmoCinderella PLATINUM, DeSoto, Missouri
38 articles 0 photos 14 comments

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"Your juice is my juice!" "That's Hot!" "In a world full of peaches don't ask for applesauce"

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#483232 Poetry
Captive
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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#483233 Poetry
My soldier
By Anonymous
#483234 Poetry
friends
By Anonymous
#483235 Poetry
"Why is there war?"
By Nick S BRONZE
St Louis, Missouri
Nick S BRONZE, St Louis, Missouri
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#483236 Poetry
Jungle
By pauls0919 BRONZE
Richmond, Virginia
pauls0919 BRONZE, Richmond, Virginia
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#483237 Poetry
possibilities
By Anonymous
#483238 Poetry
Even the trees
By Anonymous
#483239 Poetry
I Am Jealousy
By Corbin_C GOLD
Mesquite, Texas
Corbin_C GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
10 articles 0 photos 13 comments
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#483240 Poetry
A Dedication
By tbkaj1 BRONZE
Williamsburg, Virginia
tbkaj1 BRONZE, Williamsburg, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.&quot;

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