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#309981voted by our readers
By brianj BRONZE
Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Life is heaven, life is h.ell This fact I know too well I walked down to the preacher And asked him how to pray When boys are playing guns in the streets And my heart’s in dis...
brianj BRONZE, Jeannette, Pennsylvania
3 articles 10 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;the real trouble with reality is that there&#039;s no background music&quot;<br /> &quot;i don&#039;t suffer from insanity. i enjoy every minute of it.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;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, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?&rdquo; -Marianne Williamson. Trying so hard to believe this but SO not succeeding&hellip;..


#309982 Poetry
By GonnaBeFamous101 GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
GonnaBeFamous101 GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We were given two hands to hold, two eyes to see, two legs to walk, but why only one heart? Because the other was given to another person for us to find.&quot; ~Anonymous

#309983 Poetry
By kaykaymonkey BRONZE
Brown Summit, North Carolina
kaykaymonkey BRONZE, Brown Summit, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Friends are like bras, theyre close to your heart and always have support.&quot;

#309984 Poetry
By loadingmind BRONZE
Kansas City, Missouri
loadingmind BRONZE, Kansas City, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#309985 Poetry
MusingsOfATeenageWriter SILVER, Harpenden, Other
7 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
The entirety of the poem &#039;Invictus&#039; (amongst many many more...)

#309986 Poetry
By RobertoO PLATINUM
Barrington Hills, Illinois
RobertoO PLATINUM, Barrington Hills, Illinois
31 articles 0 photos 14 comments
#309987 Poetry
By nikja BRONZE
Plainview, New York
nikja BRONZE, Plainview, New York
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#309988 Poetry
ShadowOfDarkness PLATINUM, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
20 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
Coute que coute(Cost What It May)

#309989 Poetry
By Kozakura BRONZE
Franklin, Wisconsin
Kozakura BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Let your heart guide you. It whispers so listen closely.&quot; - Littlefoot&#039;s Mother, The Land Before Time

#309990 Poetry
By killerdimmer GOLD
Metro Manila, Other
killerdimmer GOLD, Metro Manila, Other
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let it be.