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By Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD
Roseville, California

I am an observer who’s seen society’s true face I wonder why few believe while many have lost their way I hear the cries for help as they echo through the gutters I see the harm...
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD, Roseville, California
17 articles 1 photo 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
"if you're not 1st you're last"


hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 224 comments

Favorite Quote:
"... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;
To tell one's name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog"
-Emily Dickinson

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By Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD
Roseville, California
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD, Roseville, California
17 articles 1 photo 129 comments

Favorite Quote:
"if you're not 1st you're last"

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By wordbeater SILVER
Sharpsburg, Georgia
wordbeater SILVER, Sharpsburg, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Truth is beauty and beauty truth, that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.

Keats

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By AndriaGromley SILVER
Hillsdale, Pennsylvania
AndriaGromley SILVER, Hillsdale, Pennsylvania
8 articles 2 photos 113 comments

Favorite Quote:
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish he’d go away...

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By JesusFreak3 SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
JesusFreak3 SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When everything around me falls to pieces, I've got something more in my life. When I'm broken only God completes me."
Krystal Meyers
"God is love"
--Bible
"An eye for an eye makes everyone blind."
--Gandhi

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By ImJustAGuy BRONZE
Oakland, California
ImJustAGuy BRONZE, Oakland, California
2 articles 0 photos 22 comments
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By Shnitzal-Face SILVER
Pflugerville, Texas
Shnitzal-Face SILVER, Pflugerville, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you fail to prepare... prepare to fail

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By Alixchica66 SILVER
Vicksburg, Michigan
Alixchica66 SILVER, Vicksburg, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Oh, so you have enemies? Good, that means you've stood up for something you believe in." -Marshall Mathers

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By keven_j BRONZE
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
keven_j BRONZE, Cochranville, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments