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By Anonymous

Guilty® Guilt is the pain that is crushing you You know you’re wrong But you don’t know what to do You stole, you lied, you cheated, you scammed. And now it’s time for you t...

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By chocolateharp SILVER
Plaistow, New Hampshire
chocolateharp SILVER, Plaistow, New Hampshire
8 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost." - Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

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By stephlynn615 BRONZE
Mishawaka, Indiana
stephlynn615 BRONZE, Mishawaka, Indiana
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"never have i been a blue calm sea, i have always been a storm..." Fleetwood Mac

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By PoetLaureate07 PLATINUM
Aberdeen, Mississippi
PoetLaureate07 PLATINUM, Aberdeen, Mississippi
32 articles 0 photos 246 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing..

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By Anonymous
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By Chancho BRONZE
East Chicago, Indiana
Chancho BRONZE, East Chicago, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By lifeisamaze BRONZE
Fall River, Massachusetts
lifeisamaze BRONZE, Fall River, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." - Helen Keller

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By DavidW BRONZE
Zanesville, Ohio
DavidW BRONZE, Zanesville, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By annkaykay2011 DIAMOND
Lansing, Michigan
annkaykay2011 DIAMOND, Lansing, Michigan
75 articles 11 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am who I am, sorry, no changes."