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#471821voted by our readers
No Great Escape
By Anonymous

There is no way to get around Death, no great escape. It causes emotional distress, And hate There is no way to get around Death, no great escape. Swallows us up like...
#471822 Poetry
Affairs of Time
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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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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#471823 Poetry
A "Future"
By Allthepoems SILVER
Steens, Mississippi
Allthepoems SILVER, Steens, Mississippi
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can&rsquo;t ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it&rsquo;s already happened.&rdquo; &mdash;Douglas Coupland

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#471824 Poetry
Through My Eyes
By TheConductor BRONZE
Flushing, Michigan
TheConductor BRONZE, Flushing, Michigan
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#471825 Poetry
Walking Home
By Anonymous
#471826 Poetry
The Tree Ungrows
By sunshineserendipity BRONZE
Brush Prairie, Washington
sunshineserendipity BRONZE, Brush Prairie, Washington
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#471827 Poetry
neverending love
By Anonymous
#471828 Poetry
Redeemer
By DHannah BRONZE
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
DHannah BRONZE, BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
2 articles 2 photos 0 comments
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#471829 Poetry
Runaway
By SupernaturalVinyl BRONZE
Burnaby, Other
SupernaturalVinyl BRONZE, Burnaby, Other
2 articles 2 photos 3 comments
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#471830 Poetry
Return the tender lover
By IZB123 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
IZB123 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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