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By ZainabS SILVER
Karachi, Other

Do I know what Im turning into? The person I always despised. Those that I looked down upon, those that frustrated my thinking, those that I was afraid to become when I was centere...
ZainabS SILVER, Karachi, Other
5 articles 3 photos 14 comments

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By paigeschrader GOLD
Fowler, Michigan
paigeschrader GOLD, Fowler, Michigan
10 articles 4 photos 2 comments

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I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time<br /> Know there was something that, meant something that I left behind<br /> When I leave this world, I&#039;ll leave no regrets<br /> Leave something to remember, so they won&#039;t forget<br /> <br /> I was here<br /> I lived, I loved<br /> I was here<br /> I did, I&#039;ve done everything that I wanted<br /> And it was more than I thought it would be<br /> I will leave my mark so everyone will know<br /> I was here<br /> <br /> I want to say I lived each day, until I died<br /> And know that I meant something in, somebody&#039;s life<br /> The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave<br /> That I made a difference, and this world will see<br /> <br /> I was here<br /> I lived, I loved<br /> I was here<br /> I did, I&#039;ve done everything that I wanted<br /> And it was more than I thought it would be<br /> I will leave my mark so everyone will know<br /> <br /> I was here<br /> I lived, I loved<br /> I was here<br /> I did, I&#039;ve done everything that I wanted<br /> And it was more than I thought it would be<br /> I will leave my mark so everyone will know<br /> I was here<br /> <br /> I just want them to know<br /> That I gave my all, did my best<br /> Brought someone some happiness<br /> Left this world a little better just because<br /> <br /> I was here

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By Soccer23 GOLD
Rockton, Illinois
Soccer23 GOLD, Rockton, Illinois
11 articles 11 photos 23 comments

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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. <br /> Lao Tzu

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By Stephanie-M GOLD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Stephanie-M GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By LuciaG GOLD
--, New Jersey
LuciaG GOLD, --, New Jersey
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
All that glitters is not gold and not all who wander are lost -J.R.R. Tolkien

shaylakassidy SILVER, Milton, Kentucky
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
what you see in the mirror is not you but one of two paths you can take. -Shayla Crumley 2010

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By Donia BRONZE
Oxnard, California
Donia BRONZE, Oxnard, California
2 articles 3 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Music, the greatest good that mortals know, and all of heaven we have below&quot; -Joseph Addison

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By Darla9558 BRONZE
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Darla9558 BRONZE, Stone Mountain, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments