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By michaeln123 BRONZE
Cedar Park, Texas

Innocent, free and secure. Loved and protected, I can still smell the warm spring daises to this day. The feeling of serenity captures me, makes me remember. It was only us three,...
michaeln123 BRONZE, Cedar Park, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The world is like a ride at an amusement park. It goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it’s very brightly coloured and it’s very loud and it’s fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: Is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, “Hey – don’t worry, don’t be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride…” But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. Jesus – murdered; Martin Luther King – murdered; Malcolm X – murdered; Gandhi – murdered; John Lennon – murdered; Reagan… wounded. But it doesn’t matter because: It’s just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here’s what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.


#15742 Poetry
By hs.nerd BRONZE
Burlington, New Jersey
hs.nerd BRONZE, Burlington, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#15743 Poetry
By harles SILVER
San Bruno, California
harles SILVER, San Bruno, California
9 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Immature poets imitate: Mature poets steal&quot; -T.S. Eliot <br /> Immature poets imitate: Mature poets steal; Real poets create - Harley Strazzarino

#15744 Poetry
By lovemeloser59 BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
lovemeloser59 BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments
TheDarknessBehindThisPlasticSmile GOLD, Londonderry, New Hampshire
15 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t try, just be yourself. And if it isn&#039;t good wnough for whomever you were trying for, they aren&#039;t good enough for you.&quot;

#15746 Poetry
Helena.of.Karatha DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
79 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;re a great wizard, Harry.&quot;<br /> &quot;Not as good as you.&quot;<br /> &quot;Me?! Books! And cleverness! There are more important things, Harry--friendship, and bravery, and--oh, Harry, just be careful.&quot;

#15747 Poetry
By Shibo_Sinbad BRONZE
Bryant, Arkansas
Shibo_Sinbad BRONZE, Bryant, Arkansas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#15748 Poetry
By manny08 BRONZE
Mercedes, Texas
manny08 BRONZE, Mercedes, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#15749 Poetry
BeautifulSacrifice SILVER, Lehi, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.

#15750 Poetry
By swim_2017 GOLD
El Paso, Illinois
swim_2017 GOLD, El Paso, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender that is strength.-Arnold Schwarzenegger