"Sandstorms"

By Amy Sexaur

I taste the sand
Before I see it

Galloping along the horizon
Consuming leagues of desert
along with any expectations
Of what tomorrow might hold

Anxiety is hungry for my time
Tomorrow is already wasted

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Amy Sexauer is a poet and author of Poppies published by Dead Reckoning Collective, from which this poem was taken. She is a West Point graduate who spent nine years on active duty in Military Police and Psychological Operations units. She is currently in the Army Reserves. You can listen to our Savage Wonder episode with her here. Follow her here.

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