crushingku and then some

first crush was first grade

breakup-crushed seventy-nine

grape crush crushes thirst

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some need arose/though bills were paid/though troubles doze/though hay is made

some fences are/in disrepair/and souls still spar/and life’s unfair

and envy grinds/regrets yet gnaw/and one sick mind’s/above the law

the filtered past/yet nags and haunts/too near the ghast/too rife with taunts

let worries wane/let buzz-bees wax/let sweet peace reign/let’s all r e l a x