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Glass Bottle View
By BlueAstronaut PLATINUM
Herndon, Virginia

Can you see? Can you see the scars? The scars in the sky make the children cry at night. [Cry at night.] How do you start? How do you start? An engine without, without a sp...
BlueAstronaut PLATINUM, Herndon, Virginia
33 articles 36 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Tiny curtains open and we hear the tiny clap of little hands <br /> A tiny man would tell a little joke and get a tiny laugh from all the folks&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse

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#445232 Poetry
Choice
By Anonymous
#445233 Poetry
The Time Is Now
By Ms.me_2 BRONZE
Lake Mary, Florida
Ms.me_2 BRONZE, Lake Mary, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A womans heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man must seek him first to find her&quot;

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#445234 Poetry
Family Reunion
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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#445235 Poetry
Love <3
By ThePHSMuse PLATINUM
Pendleton, Oregon
ThePHSMuse PLATINUM, Pendleton, Oregon
21 articles 23 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.&rdquo;<br /> -William Shakespeare.

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#445236 Poetry
I Wish
By Joshua Latta BRONZE
East St. Louis, Illinois
Joshua Latta BRONZE, East St. Louis, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#445237 Poetry
Life Is As Is
By Kali_17 BRONZE
Grand Junction, Colorado
Kali_17 BRONZE, Grand Junction, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&ldquo;So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we&#039;ll never know most of them. But even if we don&#039;t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.&quot; -Steven Chbosky

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#445238 Poetry
That's Why
By Skylar_01 BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan
Skylar_01 BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#445239 Poetry
Collection of Dance Haikus
By adancebee BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
adancebee BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#445240 Poetry
in the dark
By messie.egghead SILVER
Fayetteville, Georgia
messie.egghead SILVER, Fayetteville, Georgia
7 articles 0 photos 18 comments
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