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The Sacrificial Witch

A horror-theme haiku

Kavya Janani. U

Oct 15, 2021

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solitary witch
sheds her skin to make a salve
sucks out bone marrow

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I’ll post some horror-themed haiku poems till October 31st.

If you love my haiku poems, please follow my haiku poetry account on Instagram (I post non-traditional haiku here): haikubykavyajanani

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Written by Kavya Janani. U

I'm just a speck in the universe mommying, reading, writing poems-stories-songs, singing, making playlists, and working 9-5.

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