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#216541voted by our readers
Bragging Rights Battle
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Looking out through my window pane, I see that wealth and freedom reign. Take what you can get, Beware of dark threats, Your life won’t be much of a strain. Within my walls...
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

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#216542 Poetry
Discrimination
By Chicagobullsfan2313 BRONZE
South Fulton, Tennessee
Chicagobullsfan2313 BRONZE, South Fulton, Tennessee
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
My mama used to tell me that if you ain&#039;t got something to live for, you best find something to die for.

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#216543 Poetry
Butterfly
By jayyrose GOLD
Tolland, Connecticut
jayyrose GOLD, Tolland, Connecticut
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot; -John Lennon

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#216544 Poetry
I'm Off
By beachebabce37 SILVER
Oak Park, California
beachebabce37 SILVER, Oak Park, California
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#216545 Poetry
I love her.
By Anonymous
#216546 Poetry
Her and He
By 16smash SILVER
Enterprise, Utah
16smash SILVER, Enterprise, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#216547 Poetry
Wondering
By Anonymous
#216548 Poetry
Humanity's sin
By Larkizzle SILVER
Maple Ridge, Other
Larkizzle SILVER, Maple Ridge, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination is more important than knowledge&quot; - Albert Einstein<br /> <br /> &quot;I am Harvy Milk, and I am here to recruit you!&quot; - Harvy Milk

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#216549 Poetry
When I Was Seven
By Juelglitter BRONZE
Amarillo, Texas
Juelglitter BRONZE, Amarillo, Texas
3 articles 15 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

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#216550 Poetry
Expression
By fiberopticfingers BRONZE
Columbia, Missouri
fiberopticfingers BRONZE, Columbia, Missouri
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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