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#3351voted by our readers
Little Girl
By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois

There once was a little girl who was in love with the world. She laughed and smiled as she spun and twirled. There once was a little girl who never frowned, but slowly as...
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.

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#3352 Poetry
Dancing with a Stranger
By EAR_SAP GOLD
Thomasville, North Carolina
EAR_SAP GOLD, Thomasville, North Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Empty your mind, be formless&hellip; shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend&hellip;&rdquo;

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#3353 Poetry
Unforgiving Streets
By Claire_Eliza26 GOLD
Traverse City, Michigan
Claire_Eliza26 GOLD, Traverse City, Michigan
19 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
They tell us, &quot;destroy what destroys you&quot; and then they get mad when we hurt ourselves

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#3354 Poetry
I'm Waiting
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

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#3355 Poetry
From The Loss of Tony
By ClaireRC BRONZE
Oakland, California
ClaireRC BRONZE, Oakland, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#3356 Poetry
This Point
By gfukes GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
gfukes GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.&rdquo; <br /> -Winnie the Pooh

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#3357 Poetry
Open your heart and Don't forget
By 2014Nation GOLD
Alma, Georgia
2014Nation GOLD, Alma, Georgia
10 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never in the world does hatred cease by hatred; hatred ceases by love. - Buddha

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#3358 Poetry
False Statements and Broken Promises
By Anonymous
#3359 Poetry
What Hurts More
By ValleyMae13 GOLD
Kingsville, Texas
ValleyMae13 GOLD, Kingsville, Texas
14 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Those who Endure, shall be saved&quot; Mark 13:13

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#3360 Poetry
Digress
By smhuynh32103 BRONZE
Gautier, Mississippi
smhuynh32103 BRONZE, Gautier, Mississippi
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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