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#6221voted by our readers
Confession MAG
By Lucy-Agnes PLATINUM
Clarksville, Ohio

He stood outside the church, that man, And paced, and paused, and paced again; He’d not gone through that ancient door In nine long years, or maybe ten. The chapel...
Lucy-Agnes PLATINUM, Clarksville, Ohio
22 articles 0 photos 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world." - Justice Antonin Scalia

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#6222 Poetry
Forgotten
By Llovely BRONZE
Hammond, Indiana
Llovely BRONZE, Hammond, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hide your kids, Hide your wife And hide your husband Cause they’re raping errbody out here You don’t have to come and confess We’re lookin for you We gon find you So you can run and tell that Run and tell that, Run and tell that Homeboy. ~Antoine Dodson

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#6223 Poetry
Feather of Light, Song of Dark
By WrittenEmotions PLATINUM
Fairhope, Alabama
WrittenEmotions PLATINUM, Fairhope, Alabama
32 articles 0 photos 209 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only people who don't get anywhere are the people who don't dream of a better place for themselves...

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#6224 Poetry
My Life Jacket.
By Mollie. BRONZE
Sturgis, South Dakota
Mollie. BRONZE, Sturgis, South Dakota
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
but those who hope in the LORD <br /> will renew their strength. <br /> They will soar on wings like eagles; <br /> they will run and not grow weary, <br /> they will walk and not be faint.

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#6225 Poetry
Marks.
By samanthastephens2 SILVER
Sellersburg, Indiana
samanthastephens2 SILVER, Sellersburg, Indiana
9 articles 5 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &quot;happy&quot;. They told me I didn&rsquo;t understand the assignment.<br /> I told them they didn&rsquo;t understand life.&quot; John Lennon

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#6226 Poetry
Christmas
By madisonk13 BRONZE
Omaha, Nebraska
madisonk13 BRONZE, Omaha, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#6227 Poetry
Shot in the chest
By VisionTru PLATINUM
Rochester, New York
VisionTru PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
41 articles 6 photos 28 comments
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#6228 Poetry
Dreams Can Be Decieving
By EdieGraffiti GOLD
Idaho Falls, Idaho
EdieGraffiti GOLD, Idaho Falls, Idaho
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
But she knows she has a curse on her, a curse she cannot win. For if someone gets too close to her the pins stick farther in.

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#6229 Poetry
Depth
By TabbiJane PLATINUM
Rockwood, Michigan
TabbiJane PLATINUM, Rockwood, Michigan
27 articles 26 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> --Albus Dumbledore

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#6230 Poetry
The Sun May Go Down MAG
By Anonymous