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#7701voted by our readers
By Emma Chasen SILVER
Babylon, New York

There has been a shift in me The fun-loving, happy-go-lucky, optimistic, free person has run away She is hiding and I can’t seem to find her Maybe she will come out when we are...
Emma Chasen SILVER, Babylon, New York
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

#7702 Poetry
By Jackp077 GOLD
St. Charles, Illinois
Jackp077 GOLD, St. Charles, Illinois
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hip Hop is dead... so put your ear to the dirt and listen to that underground.

#7703 Poetry
By writeyourheart SILVER
Mclean, Virginia
writeyourheart SILVER, Mclean, Virginia
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#7704 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7705 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

#7706 Poetry
By thunderbuddy3 SILVER
Melbourne, Florida
thunderbuddy3 SILVER, Melbourne, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I go to seek a great perhaps.

#7707 Poetry
By nicole72713 BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
nicole72713 BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7708 Poetry
ColtonSinsky BRONZE, Apex, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7709 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7710 Poetry
By Anonymous