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#6431voted by our readers
The man who was supposed to be there
By nshah26 SILVER
Nairobi, Other

He was supposed to hold me close And tell me I was special Fight my battles like a prince in armor And make me feel like with him by my side I was invincible I wanted him there...
nshah26 SILVER, Nairobi, Other
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#6432 Poetry
The Morning
By Anonymous
#6433 Poetry
Why I'm Gone
By aivey19 BRONZE
Greenwood, Arkansas
aivey19 BRONZE, Greenwood, Arkansas
1 article 0 photos 4 comments
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#6434 Poetry
WEAR THIS, NOT THAT
By SydneySnook BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan
SydneySnook BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#6435 Poetry
The Hurricane
By maxhrbeck BRONZE
Westport, Connecticut
maxhrbeck BRONZE, Westport, Connecticut
2 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man" (Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays)

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#6436 Poetry
To Do Lists
By geversbusch BRONZE
Duluth, Georgia
geversbusch BRONZE, Duluth, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#6437 Poetry
Holding On
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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#6438 Poetry
Empathy
By steelsoprano DIAMOND
Cincinnati, Ohio
steelsoprano DIAMOND, Cincinnati, Ohio
75 articles 0 photos 47 comments
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#6439 Poetry
Guilty Parties
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

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#6440 Poetry
Who are you again?
By DJAlyss GOLD
El,paso, Texas
DJAlyss GOLD, El,paso, Texas
12 articles 1 photo 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Practice doesn't make perfect,<br /> Practice makes Permanent

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