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#20851voted by our readers
Matthew The Magnificent
By Matt Cassano BRONZE
Commack, New York

I am Matthew the Magnificent; the son of amazing Anthony and joyful Joann Cassano. My parents have taught me a lot; but I don’t know where I got my Ping-Pong skill from. I...
Matt Cassano BRONZE, Commack, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#20852 Poetry
Tenderness
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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#20853 Poetry
My Muse
By AudreyW DIAMOND
Springfield, Missouri
AudreyW DIAMOND, Springfield, Missouri
56 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live the life you&#039;ve dreamed.&quot;<br /> -Henry David Thoreau

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#20854 Poetry
Dead of Night
By BeanBunBunny PLATINUM
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
BeanBunBunny PLATINUM, Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
27 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith - 2 Timothy 4:7

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#20855 Poetry
Nothing Will Come
By MindOfCC GOLD
Boyertown, Pennsylvania
MindOfCC GOLD, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
12 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;We&#039;re all human, aren&#039;t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.&rdquo; <br /> ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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#20856 Poetry
Politics
By Zaping BRONZE
Austin, Texas
Zaping BRONZE, Austin, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#20857 Poetry
i have feelings
By Anonymous
#20858 Poetry
Her Little Small Body
By KellianneParra BRONZE
Mesa, Arizona
KellianneParra BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
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#20859 Poetry
aka Boi
By Anonymous
#20860 Poetry
Longing.
By ekoorbsevoluoy BRONZE
Nashville, Tennessee
ekoorbsevoluoy BRONZE, Nashville, Tennessee
4 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; You know my head&#039;s too soft and my lifes to hard.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We&#039;re all a little broken. We&#039;re all a little twisted. We&#039;re all less than we could be or want to be. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;a good woman will pick you apart<br /> a box full of suggestions for your possible heart<br /> and you may be offended. and you may be afraid<br /> but don&#039;t walk away, don&#039;t walk away&quot;

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