NOT LEMONADE

Not all lemons

need to be pressed,

squeezed, made up

like a sugary bride.

Not all lemons

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are sour, but all

hang with tang

and life,

beaming like ripe suns

just waiting to fall.

Not an oppressor

or conquerer,

just another thing

tucked into the tree,

keeping the blossoms

sweet company.