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#419091voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Hearing you leave at 11 o’clock pm To work the night shift As a dedicated psych nurse To support your family. Sacrificing your sleep To bring a forgotten Lunch or book to Joh...

#419092 Poetry
BookButterfly15 SILVER, Redford, Michigan
7 articles 6 photos 2 comments
#419093 Poetry
outrageousalex SILVER, Newnan, Georgia
6 articles 10 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Twyla Tharp

#419094 Poetry
By NyghtOnyxx GOLD
Goldsboro, North Carolina
NyghtOnyxx GOLD, Goldsboro, North Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.<br /> Hollywood is a place where they&#039;ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.<br /> Dogs never bite me. Just humans.<br /> ~ Marilyn Monroe

praetor6040 BRONZE, Meridian, Idaho
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#419096 Poetry
By x-Miss_Invisible-x SILVER
Temple Terrace, Florida
x-Miss_Invisible-x SILVER, Temple Terrace, Florida
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m Just like a cork. No Matter How Long You Hold Me Under Water; I will always Pop back up to the top!&quot;

#419097 Poetry
By dancer5678 GOLD
South Plainfield, New Jersey
dancer5678 GOLD, South Plainfield, New Jersey
18 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The toughest act to follow is yourself.&quot;

#419098 Poetry
By PhantomWolf13 PLATINUM
Slatington, Pennsylvania
PhantomWolf13 PLATINUM, Slatington, Pennsylvania
22 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Wisdom does not come with age. Age comes with wisdom.&quot; - Myself<br /> &quot;Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.&quot; - Rosalind Russel<br /> &quot;Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.&quot; - Robert Frost

#419099 Poetry
By MeganK97 GOLD
Saint Augustine, Florida
MeganK97 GOLD, Saint Augustine, Florida
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#419100 Poetry
By Christiane GOLD
Marion, Massachusetts
Christiane GOLD, Marion, Massachusetts
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t about finding yourself, it&#039;s about creating yourself.