The five Ws

What constitutes sacrifice –

the difference between giving

one thing and giving another?

How is sacrifice measured

with metric scales

or conscience?

Who makes a sacrifice

if not an anointed priest?

When is a sacrifice made,

by calendar date or moment?

Why is sacrifice made,

for recognition or gain

or expiation or desire

or need?

Where is sacrifice accomplished;

is the place sacred or profane;

does it add up to solemnity

or meaning?

None of these.

Not one.

Once was sufficient.

Photograph by George Hodan via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.