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#19051voted by our readers
could've, would've, should've
By summerdreamer PLATINUM
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Well I trusted you believed every lie you said was true and i hurt myself trying to be someone else and I could've, I would've, I should've just said no and I...
summerdreamer PLATINUM, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
28 articles 15 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Love isn&#039;t about loving someone who&#039;s perfect, it&#039;s about loving someone perfectly.&quot;<br /> - I dont know who came up with it, I just saw it somewhere on facebook hehe

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#19052 Poetry
Stars
By Juan Arango GOLD
Wellington, Florida
Juan Arango GOLD, Wellington, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments
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#19053 Poetry
21st Century
By Smiler4Life GOLD
Richmond, Texas
Smiler4Life GOLD, Richmond, Texas
19 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live.Laugh.Smile.&amp;Love

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#19054 Poetry
VIRTUOSO
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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#19055 Poetry
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By ISIX1 PLATINUM
Springfield, Massachusetts
ISIX1 PLATINUM, Springfield, Massachusetts
24 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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#19056 Poetry
Loss of Bestfriend
By Caleb12305 BRONZE
Des Plaines, Illinois
Caleb12305 BRONZE, Des Plaines, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#19057 Poetry
Colorful Love
By SweetPoeticAngel SILVER
North Miami Beach, Florida
SweetPoeticAngel SILVER, North Miami Beach, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Karma&#039;s Like A Game Of Soccer,Kick It To Me And I&#039;ll Kick It To Someone Else

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#19058 Poetry
The Girl in the Meadow
By OceanLily SILVER
Huntsville, Alabama
OceanLily SILVER, Huntsville, Alabama
6 articles 9 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t swing on a string, its much to frail, the best kind of swing it is a Tigger&#039;s tail.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Roo

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#19059 Poetry
I'd Like To Be The Snake
By MitchellRhoades BRONZE
Lillington, North Carolina
MitchellRhoades BRONZE, Lillington, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, an obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices.&quot; - Henry David Thoreau

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#19060 Poetry
Stay Strong
By BelloLuna BRONZE
San Diego, California
BelloLuna BRONZE, San Diego, California
2 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be the change that you wish to see in the world.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mahatma Gandhi

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