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Crushed
October 4, 2010
Haiku A
Crunch, crunch, sounds the leaves
So delicate they now are
One step will crush them
Haiku B
Pat, crunch, pat, crunch, pat
Our feet betray us, they kill
They murder the leaves
Haiku C
So, let us not kill
But rearrange the miss fallen
Into the more safe
© Alyssa G., Charlotte, NC
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The leaves are people we step on when climbing the ladder of success. We rob so many people of glory, and crush many dreams and souls as long as we can get to the next rung. So, why don’t we help the others up with us, instead of crushing them?