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By wildxflower BRONZE
San Diego, California

Imagine this: You are alone at night, all by yourself in your room. You feel sad, anxious, trapped, and most importantly numb. You feel everything, yet nothing at all. You only...
wildxflower BRONZE, San Diego, California
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By amandacarter BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
amandacarter BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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By esthert SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
esthert SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.<br /> <br /> I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.<br /> <br /> I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn&rsquo;t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.

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By ValeriaJ BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
ValeriaJ BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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gracefulwaters SILVER, Paris, Other
8 articles 1 photo 16 comments

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- Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand ... and melting like a snowflake. -- Ray<br /> - Don&rsquo;t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. -- Chekhov

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By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

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&quot;You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself.&quot; &quot;Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.&quot; &quot;You were born to be real, not to be perfect.&quot;

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By WiscoSurf SILVER
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
WiscoSurf SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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sahajsab BRONZE, Jammu, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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RESPECT <br /> <br /> *1Respect is the Desire of everybody's mind,<br /> <br /> But is only given to people who are kind.<br /> <br /> *2Respect is given to those who deserve it,<br /> <br /> And is not given to those who are unfit for it.<br /> <br /> *3Respect is like a fuel of life,<br /> <br /> Without which a man cannot work rife.<br /> <br /> *4Respect to our elders plays an important role,<br /> <br /> As its the blessing to achieve our goal.<br /> <br /> *5Respect is like a bullet of a gun,<br /> <br /> Which Travels with us in long run.<br /> <br /> *6Respect when given to all,<br /> <br /> His reputation will never fall.<br /> <br /> ©sahajsabharwal.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Sahaj Sabharwal.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Chowk Chabutra, Jammu<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -11th Class.<br /> <br /> Delhi Public School, Jammu #India #Poem #Jammu #sahajsabharwal12345 #DelhiPublicSchool #DpsJammu<br /> #copyright

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By Dvita BRONZE
Muscat, Other
Dvita BRONZE, Muscat, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;we give too many people the power to lower our vibrations; stay true to your own frequency.&quot;