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Broken Repairs
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

“Broken Repairs” The cool breeze of 1935 had struck my body’s right side, chilling my spine, freezing my thoughts. As I grew deeper into my mind, introverted, yet my personality...
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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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

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seize it all
By anniemal BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
anniemal BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
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A Culture Addicted to Misery
By Anonymous
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Low Self-Esteem
By MiaUnwritten GOLD
West Palm Beach, Florida
MiaUnwritten GOLD, West Palm Beach, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Let the eyes seek what the mind cannot<br /> Let the eyes judge what the mind cannot<br /> Let the eyes believe what the mind failed to&quot;

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School
By sarahsally BRONZE
Montclair, New Jersey
sarahsally BRONZE, Montclair, New Jersey
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Young, Dumb and Tan
By Collin Duguid BRONZE
San Diego, California
Collin Duguid BRONZE, San Diego, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Bicycling Life
By douma BRONZE
Sumas, Washington
douma BRONZE, Sumas, Washington
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Bad to the Bone
By Anonymous
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Support from Within
By Devicorn BRONZE
Long Beach, California
Devicorn BRONZE, Long Beach, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Boring or Brilliant: Regaining Our Sense of Judgement
By laurenmay123 GOLD
Chico, California
laurenmay123 GOLD, Chico, California
15 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;History doesn&#039;t repeat itself. Perhaps it..rhymes.&quot;

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