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Sacrifice

December 4, 2024

by k spicka

 

at the dry end of summer is a black-eyed susan roadside sighing against the crisp taupe of fields that have ripened and fallen

a prairie desert sacrifice for the thirst of autumn

 

K Spicka is a recovering English major living and writing in Omaha, NE. They have one previously published collection, "blue hydrangea morning." Their unpublished work can be found on sticky notes, in half-full notebooks, and in the notes app of their cell phone.

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