"The Eyes Have It" by Jonathan Reddoch

What is it that they have? The Eyes I mean
They have seeds, petals, and a missing spleen

The Eyes have incantations of all kinds
These Eyes have the magics to hide their minds

The Eyes have the sight to mar our souls
The Eyes have the will to cross the coals

Are they merely men or are they visionaries?
Were they truly expelled from the land of fairies?

What glories they’ve seen with eyes closed
Horrors witnessed while the world dozed…
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What is this power they wield over me?
What have Eye done so I’ll never be free?

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​Jonathan Reddoch is co-owner of Collective Tales Publishing. He is a father, writer, editor, and publisher. He writes sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and especially horror. He’s a prolific flash fiction author, but also writes poetry and short stories. He has been working on his enormous sci-fi novel for over a decade and would like to finish it in this lifetime if possible. He’s from southern California, but lives in Salt Lake City. Notable works included in Deluxe Darkness, Darkness 101: Lessons Were Learned, and This Isn’t the Place.
 
Find him on Instagram @JonathanReddochAuthor or CTPfiction.com

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