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#48661voted by our readers
By EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM
Flemington, New Jersey

I said I wasn’t ready. That was one of the toughest things That I have had to say. I’m not ready And yet I want it all the same, And that is where the disconnect c...
EmilyTheKiwi PLATINUM, Flemington, New Jersey
30 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Picture a wave. In the ocean. You can see it, measure it, its height, the way the sunlight refracts when it passes through. And it's there. And you can see it, you know what it is. It's a wave.<br /> <br /> And then it crashes in the shore and it's gone. But the water is still there. The wave was just a different way for the water to be, for a little while. You know it's one conception of death for Buddhists: the wave returns to the ocean, where it came from and where it's supposed to be."<br /> -The Good Place


#48662 Poetry
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#48663 Poetry
By Unpredictable_Me SILVER
Warr Acres, Oklahoma
Unpredictable_Me SILVER, Warr Acres, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m the only fruitloop in a box of of cheerios.&quot;

#48664 Poetry
By kmart60808 BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
kmart60808 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#48665 Poetry
By Justin-_- BRONZE
Lilburn, Georgia
Justin-_- BRONZE, Lilburn, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#48666 Poetry
By 6hospel GOLD
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
6hospel GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#48667 Poetry
By andi.eckl GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
andi.eckl GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#48668 Poetry
By Amant SILVER
Llano, California
Amant SILVER, Llano, California
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
**All the world\\\&#039;s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.**

#48669 Poetry
By BekkahsLoopy GOLD
San Jose, California
BekkahsLoopy GOLD, San Jose, California
10 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Keep looking forward; don&#039;t look back.&quot;<br /> &quot;To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.&quot;

#48670 Poetry
By JossM. SILVER
Lake Mary, Florida
JossM. SILVER, Lake Mary, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s only after we&#039;ve lost everything that we&#039;re free to do anything.