The Offering
By Autumn StewPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash
Altar bleeds honey
Flies kneel where the children prayed
the priest chews his tongue
About the Creator
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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