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By Jenny143 SILVER
Petaluma, California

Who am I? Am I the girl who walks with a limp? Or the boy who sits alone? Am I the jock, the nerd, or the wannabe? Do I have brown hair? Or blonde? Or purple? Do I stand out i...
Jenny143 SILVER, Petaluma, California
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Cookie_Monster428 BRONZE, Conyers, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments
Poetry
By killathem BRONZE
Richmond, Texas
killathem BRONZE, Richmond, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By Godsgreenchickens BRONZE
Alta Loma, California
Godsgreenchickens BRONZE, Alta Loma, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Zachary Sanders BRONZE, Cleburne, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By Imy_Spray GOLD
North Shore City, Other
Imy_Spray GOLD, North Shore City, Other
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
And the day came when the risk it took to remain tightly closed in the bud, was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.

Poetry
By Anonymous
Poetry
By mauiijims13 SILVER
Loveland, Colorado
mauiijims13 SILVER, Loveland, Colorado
5 articles 2 photos 2 comments
Poetry
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