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#216511voted by our readers
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin

This is my song When failure is here, When the night is so dark, And my eyes have to tear. When the dark leads the lonesome And heart sore to sing, When the sad come to fac...
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


#216512 Poetry
By SaraB. GOLD
Phoenix, Arizona
SaraB. GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
12 articles 6 photos 215 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whatever you are, be a good one&quot; Abraham Lincoln

#216513 Poetry
By siona BRONZE
Nashville, Tennessee
siona BRONZE, Nashville, Tennessee
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#216514 Poetry
Ciara Glagola BRONZE, Milford, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#216515 Poetry
diffyq BRONZE, Lake Oswego, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We know what we are, but know not what we may be.&quot; -William Shakespeare

#216516 Poetry
By Roiel SILVER
YouMayneverknow, Oklahoma
Roiel SILVER, YouMayneverknow, Oklahoma
9 articles 13 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
I believe that you should never feel compelled to explain yourself if you know your telling the truth.

#216517 Poetry
By TaylorMendoza GOLD
Flower Mound, Texas
TaylorMendoza GOLD, Flower Mound, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#216519 Poetry
By AshliCallison PLATINUM
Cary, North Carolina
AshliCallison PLATINUM, Cary, North Carolina
29 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
love knows not its own depth till the hour of seperation by kahlil gibran

#216520 Poetry
By mklallen BRONZE
Richmond, Virginia
mklallen BRONZE, Richmond, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments