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May 30, 2013
By Inkedcursive GOLD, Lawrence, Kansas
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Inkedcursive GOLD, Lawrence, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I fight this constant battle inside me
Between the good and the bad
With people asking how I am
Never do I say that honestly
The bad is winning, its already won
Instead I live a useless struggle
Fighting for each bit of good
Only to give it away
To those who need it more
And with every breath I watch
As my progress is squandered
by the demons of my past.

© Gizelle S., Miami, FL

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I feel that since I am a lost cause any good I can make in this world should go to others...
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JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 4 2013 at 10:40 am
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

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Completely relatable...it's difficult to overcome all the badness that surrounds us, but if your strong enough to handle that, you're strong enough for anything. Great job :)
Kamana BRONZE said...
on Jun. 3 2013 at 10:45 pm
Kamana BRONZE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone deserves to be loved, even if they can&#039;t find it in them to love themselves or anyone else for that matter.

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I understand this exactly, sometimes bad things just make you feel so good and it's hard...
itsana GOLD said...
on Jun. 3 2013 at 7:29 pm
itsana GOLD, Plano, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;best way to save humanity is to turn the monsters against one another&quot;~neil shusterman

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Sometimes when I think too much this is how I feel... you wrote it so beautifully. Keep writing(:   Please check my work guys!! It would mean alot:]
Inkedcursive GOLD said...
on Jun. 3 2013 at 6:11 pm
Inkedcursive GOLD, Lawrence, Kansas
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The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.&rdquo; <br /> ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It's a beautifully tragic curse...
SunnyDreams BRONZE said...
on Jun. 3 2013 at 9:57 am
SunnyDreams BRONZE, Niger Falls, Other
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Can you feel what I have seen, when no one else has lived through what I have?-HalveOfLife

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oh my goodness... this is how i feel everyday....