Would've, Could've, Should've

This is a late bill to the "adult" from her youth: what you planted took me over a decade to pay. Haven't you been set off-course early by an older person, grasping the cost much later?

Rock weight for a "I could've been free sooner" regret. Taylor bills the wound of growing up to the one who should've protected her. You'll sink — some hurts start aching only in adulthood.

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