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By J_D_M GOLD
Elberton, Georgia

This mask I wear Is drawing thin. In time you will see the tear. But now, I am a man of tin. I stand stern, Though I am weak. Days I have yearn: For us, the meek. But I k...
J_D_M GOLD, Elberton, Georgia
11 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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#98912 Poetry
By Anonymous
#98913 Poetry
By NattyWrites SILVER
Monmouth County, New Jersey
NattyWrites SILVER, Monmouth County, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#98914 Poetry
By Anonymous
#98915 Poetry
By musiconmute SILVER
Arvada, Colorado
musiconmute SILVER, Arvada, Colorado
6 articles 15 photos 6 comments
#98916 Poetry
By KityraAnderson PLATINUM
Mercer Island, Washington
KityraAnderson PLATINUM, Mercer Island, Washington
41 articles 1 photo 54 comments

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Nothing matters more than those who depend on you, emotionally or physically. Even if the situation is life or death, you have to be there for them, because they need you.

#98917 Poetry
IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
37 articles 0 photos 22 comments

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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life

#98918 Poetry
FaizahYusuf PLATINUM, Frisco, Texas
40 articles 0 photos 6 comments
NatalieCarter BRONZE, Norco, California
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

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"But I can brush the knots out of your hair and work the knots out of your back when your day becomes too much to bear. I may not be good at many things, but I can be good to you."

#98920 Poetry
By chrick GOLD
Maple Valley, Washington
chrick GOLD, Maple Valley, Washington
13 articles 18 photos 0 comments

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"how do I tell you everything that is in my heart? impossible to begin. enough. no. begin." -maira kalman