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#430211voted by our readers
Glass
By TheShunnedPrince SILVER
Livermore, California

It’s not that I don’t want to, Because I do. It’s more like I can’t, Because I won’t. Other people have said things So many times And now I just...
TheShunnedPrince SILVER, Livermore, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#430212 Poetry
because i am a cynic today.
By Alyssa Smith PLATINUM
Kemp, Texas
Alyssa Smith PLATINUM, Kemp, Texas
30 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#430213 Poetry
Breathless
By Renaissance SILVER
Milpitas, California
Renaissance SILVER, Milpitas, California
6 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What is today but yesterday's tomorrow?"

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#430214 Poetry
Why LoVe
By SavvyCake1 SILVER
Florissant, Colorado
SavvyCake1 SILVER, Florissant, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Light up the darkness" off of the movie I Am Legend

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#430215 Poetry
teenagers
By theonetheonly GOLD
Oak Lawn, Illinois
theonetheonly GOLD, Oak Lawn, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life is short, live it up to the fullest&quot;<br /> &quot;Live your live to the fullest, because it isn&#039;t easy just being yourself&quot;

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#430216 Poetry
A Bird's Love Song
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

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#430217 Poetry
Mattresses
By Christian Dauel BRONZE
Waverly NE, Nebraska
Christian Dauel BRONZE, Waverly NE, Nebraska
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#430218 Poetry
Shades of an Object
By Anonymous
#430219 Poetry
School
By Anonymous
#430220 Poetry
Here I am. Where Are You?
By lydiaj2067 BRONZE
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
lydiaj2067 BRONZE, Chalfont, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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