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Proud To Be Me

May 12, 2010
By WriterFanatic PLATINUM, DesMoines, Iowa
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WriterFanatic PLATINUM, DesMoines, Iowa
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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.<br /> By Gandhi.

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Im proud to be me
Im proud to be myself
To be able to run dance sing
To be able to look at the stars
And write about their cold light

Im proud to be me
When I can act
And cry, laugh, speak

Im proud to be me
When I realize
I come from an amazing family
Filled with history
When I find myself
Surrounded by God’s green earth

Im proud to be me
When I can hear
The flurry of bird song
In the mountains
And yes

Im proud to be me
Because I have 6 billion voices
That reach to the ghoastly echos
Of time eternal

© Sandy H., Woodbridge, CT

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WriterFanatic PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 3 2010 at 10:36 pm
WriterFanatic PLATINUM, DesMoines, Iowa
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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.<br /> By Gandhi.

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Yes we do. THANKS FOR THE GREAT COMMENT@=)
WriterFanatic PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 3 2010 at 10:35 pm
WriterFanatic PLATINUM, DesMoines, Iowa
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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.<br /> By Gandhi.

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Hey Thanks!
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Jun. 3 2010 at 9:32 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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yayy :DDD awesome poem!!!
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 3 2010 at 2:06 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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I really liked this poem. You have a great sense of gratitude and pride about your situation, which is admirable. I am proud to be me also! I think many people on the Earth have got it pretty good.
KaiteyAmber SILVER said...
on Jun. 2 2010 at 5:39 pm
KaiteyAmber SILVER, Meadville, Pennsylvania
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&quot;Keep your face to the sun, then you wont see a shadow.&quot; - Helen Keller<br /> &quot; In a world filled with hate, We must dare to hope.&quot; - M. Jackson

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This is good ... it shows that you are not doubtful bout yo oryour family ... and feelings ...