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#143941voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Books in arms Head held high She knows they're looking She knows what they're thinkin' 'A little longer, then she'll crack' But they're wrong All wrong Years she has b...

#143942 Poetry
NDCKLZ BRONZE, Lime, Ohio
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#143943 Poetry
andrewbr PLATINUM, Reno, Nevada
21 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"ive been holding my ground so long that i cant lift my arms". -Andrew Betts-Randolph

#143944 Poetry
By Anonymous
#143945 Poetry
By Trashey_ BRONZE
St. Louis, Missouri
Trashey_ BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
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#143946 Poetry
By Danielle GOLD
Princeton, Texas
Danielle GOLD, Princeton, Texas
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#143947 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

#143948 Poetry
By MaryEllenCags SILVER
Fanwood, New Jersey
MaryEllenCags SILVER, Fanwood, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m not an arsonist. But I am a pyromaniac.&quot; -Kieth Richards, Life

#143949 Poetry
By LonesomeTremors BRONZE
Jackson, New Jersey
LonesomeTremors BRONZE, Jackson, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.&quot; -Ghandi

Cegrand14 BRONZE, Macon IL , Illinois
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