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#2231voted by our readers
The Bittersweet Truth
By Doodlebuggy9 BRONZE
Aubrey, Texas

they tell me to be perfect, with pretty looks and good manners        I tell them I'm a misfit,        carzy and unknown they tell me to...
Doodlebuggy9 BRONZE, Aubrey, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#2232 Poetry
The fruit bowl promenade (series)
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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#2233 Poetry
From the Corner of my Eye
By 8273 BRONZE
San Jose, California
8273 BRONZE, San Jose, California
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#2234 Poetry
Burning
By ASH2960 BRONZE
Plymouth, Iowa
ASH2960 BRONZE, Plymouth, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I have failed over and over again in my life, and thats why I succeed."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Michael Jordan

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#2235 Poetry
Civilized
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

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#2236 Poetry
Dear, The Love of my Life
By jolieh2 BRONZE
Lebanon, Ohio
jolieh2 BRONZE, Lebanon, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#2237 Poetry
mourning doves
By per PLATINUM
Spartanburg, South Carolina
per PLATINUM, Spartanburg, South Carolina
40 articles 11 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am not young enough to know everything" - Oscar Wilde

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#2238 Poetry
What I Should Have Done
By poetofthedeepbluesea GOLD
Nashville, Tennessee
poetofthedeepbluesea GOLD, Nashville, Tennessee
12 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One day you will tell the story of how you've overcome what you're going through now and it will become a part of someone else's survival guide."<br /> - Unknown

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#2239 Poetry
The Brick
By PoeticMan GOLD
Fort Worth, Texas
PoeticMan GOLD, Fort Worth, Texas
16 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."<br /> <br /> <br /> - Socrates

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#2240 Poetry
Who do you think you are?
By ivaramos224 GOLD
Austin, Texas
ivaramos224 GOLD, Austin, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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