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#1661voted by our readers
By MichyCuevas BRONZE
New York City, New York

“Officers, why do you have your guns out?”  Last words. Kenneth Chamberlain, 66, November 19, 2011.   Boom  Boom  Boom (gunshots), the instant...
MichyCuevas BRONZE, New York City, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#1662 Poetry
By RainyDayDreams PLATINUM
Masontown, Pennsylvania
RainyDayDreams PLATINUM, Masontown, Pennsylvania
24 articles 23 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide." ~ C.S. Lewis

#1663 Poetry
By ILiveToRead PLATINUM
Wailuku, Hawaii
ILiveToRead PLATINUM, Wailuku, Hawaii
24 articles 3 photos 151 comments
#1664 Poetry
By KdramaObsession PLATINUM
Tacoma, Washington
KdramaObsession PLATINUM, Tacoma, Washington
21 articles 6 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”<br /> <br /> – Bernard M. Baruch

#1665 Poetry
By LiveFromNewYork SILVER
Frederick, Maryland
LiveFromNewYork SILVER, Frederick, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you want to be happy, be.&quot;<br /> -Leo Tolstoy

#1666 Poetry
By Anonymous
#1667 Poetry
By Hiroshima SILVER
Raeford, North Carolina
Hiroshima SILVER, Raeford, North Carolina
7 articles 3 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Perseverance is not one long race, but many short races one after the other<br /> -Walter Elliott

#1668 Poetry
By TB_WRITER SILVER
Hartford, Connecticut
TB_WRITER SILVER, Hartford, Connecticut
5 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life."<br /> <br /> - Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016)

#1669 Poetry
By AngelZhang GOLD
Lisbon, Other
AngelZhang GOLD, Lisbon, Other
14 articles 28 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you chase perfection, you can achieve excellence."

#1670 Poetry