Votive
by Shannon P. Laws
Candle burns into a puddle of cinnamon
Flame sorts through the fallen
A pile in the back of the yard
The unusable parts of me
Makes way for stalks
To break burnt soil
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Poem: Votive
Published by Shannon Laws
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