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#249001voted by our readers
By Mistreated BRONZE
Cayucous, California

You’ve been in my heart again and again with you wide eyed grin. Eyes more beautiful then twinkly stars above my head. You drive circles around my heart like a race car around th...
Mistreated BRONZE, Cayucous, California
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“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. You playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others”.


#249002 Poetry
By CynicalQuixote GOLD
Waxhaw, North Carolina
CynicalQuixote GOLD, Waxhaw, North Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.&rdquo; <br /> ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote<br /> &quot;If we don&#039;t fix the world, I believe it becomes our fault.&quot;-Tsarina

#249003 Poetry
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

#249004 Poetry
By S3xL!pz911 BRONZE
St. Louis, Missouri
S3xL!pz911 BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Even in the loudest crowd I will hear your voice asking for my forgiveness

#249005 Poetry
By Chris-Bliss BRONZE
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chris-Bliss BRONZE, Chicopee, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#249006 Poetry
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#249007 Poetry
By Distant_Freedom DIAMOND
Nowhere, Pennsylvania
Distant_Freedom DIAMOND, Nowhere, Pennsylvania
50 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dream as if you&#039;ll live forever. Live as if you&#039;ll die today. -James Dean

#249008 Poetry
By gerardway DIAMOND
Brooklyn, New York
gerardway DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
67 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
But you and Leslie like to hold hands and jump off of cliffs together into the great unknown. You two have a good relationship. I don&rsquo;t personally know what that&rsquo;s like, but I am given to understand it means you&rsquo;re gonna land on your feet.<br /> <br /> - R.S.

#249009 Poetry
By knajor BRONZE
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
knajor BRONZE, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#249010 Poetry
By AnnaMay02 SILVER
Louisville, Kentucky
AnnaMay02 SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments