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Mayan High Priest Limerick

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Photograph of El Castillo at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Mexico.
A newly promoted Mayan High Priest --
 queasy, but charged with bloodletting next feast.
   Suggested a new style:
   Lymph, sweat, milk, tears, or bile
 Were offerings that made his odds of fainting decrease.

PROMPT: Sacrifices

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What sacrifices have you made in life?

I’ve thrown coins in a fountain, and I once went to a pig roast where someone prayed out loud before we ate, but I’ve never pushed anyone into a volcano — if that’s what you’re getting at.