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.
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 a graduate student at Harvard University. Follow her here.
THIS WEEK AT SAVAGE WONDER!
🎶 Petty Larceny – Wednesday, July 9 @ 7PM (No Cover)
Classic Americana, roots, rhythm & blues—Patricia Santos and Brian Broelmann light up The Parlor with heart, grit, and groove.
🎭 Savage Wonder Improv JAM – Friday, July 11 @ 7PM | $5
Jump into the joy—host Don Romaniello leads a wild, welcoming, and unscripted ride through comedy chaos.
🛏️ Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn – Sunday, July 13 @ 2PM | $25
Marital mayhem, conjoined shirts, and delightful disaster—this staged reading is farce at its most unhinged.
Reserve your spot before it’s too late!