Sparkling Summer

An Ode to Independence Day

By KW711Published 3 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Jingda Chen on Unsplash

Red and blue flashes

Sparkling across the sky

Oh, Fourth of July

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KW711

K.W. is a genre and gender fluid writer and poet. They enjoy writing romance, horror, and bizzarro stories with humor and heart. K.W. is passionate about the ongoing fight for queer and trans rights.

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