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By Anonymous

They told the Jewish mothers To hold their babies To their breast And face the wall. To save a bullet, After all. When defiance just brings you closer To a smiling death, D...

#201572 Poetry
By marissa lewis SILVER
Park City, Utah
marissa lewis SILVER, Park City, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#201573 Poetry
By Ahurleygirl00 BRONZE
Bayville, New Jersey
Ahurleygirl00 BRONZE, Bayville, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”

#201574 Poetry
By stuck_in_the_past GOLD
Lakeside, Oregon
stuck_in_the_past GOLD, Lakeside, Oregon
16 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead" ~Benjamin Franklin

#201575 Poetry
By StephanieI SILVER
New York, New York
StephanieI SILVER, New York, New York
5 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
What does not destroy me only makes me stronger

#201576 Poetry
By KadiR PLATINUM
Livonia, Michigan
KadiR PLATINUM, Livonia, Michigan
30 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Live life now, this is not a rehearsal"~~unknown

#201577 Poetry
By AdrienneD BRONZE
Dover, New Hampshire
AdrienneD BRONZE, Dover, New Hampshire
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#201578 Poetry
By Halcyonday PLATINUM
Johnson City, Tennessee
Halcyonday PLATINUM, Johnson City, Tennessee
22 articles 24 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and cry at a funeral? It is because we are not the ones involved.&quot;<br /> -Mark Twain, &quot;Pudd&#039;nHead Wilson&quot;

#201579 Poetry
By Friggi PLATINUM
Manassas, Virginia
Friggi PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
40 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Giving up is not weakness it means you are strong and brave enough to let it all go

#201580 Poetry
By hannahmichelle PLATINUM
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
hannahmichelle PLATINUM, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
25 articles 3 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Passion doesn&#039;t look beyond the moment of its existence.