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The Offering

By Autumn StewPublished 3 months ago • 1 min read
The Offering
Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash

Altar bleeds honey

Flies kneel where the children prayed

the priest chews his tongue

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Autumn Stew

Words for the ones who survived the fire and stayed to name the ashes.

Where grief becomes ritual and language becomes light.

Survival is just the beginning.

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