POLITICAL Poem: The Eyes Have It – A Cento, by Eileen Coughlin

last night I dreamt that I could 1
pick breadcrumbs from each citizen ‘s eyes2
underneath my lids another eye has opened3
a white line, blade-sharp, streaks the floor,4
a pair of eyes, the most remarkable lies5
this is the poison in repetition6
and washing us all down the valley7
with eyes not squinting or narrowed but held wide open8

1 Invasive – Ada Limon
2 4 a.m. Bombardment – Ilya Kaminsky
3From the Prison House – Adrienne Rich
4 What Was the Thought? Robert Penn Warren
5My God It’s Full of Stars – Tracy K. Smith
6Repetition -Kay Ryan
7Telescope – Ted Kooser
8The Shooting Lesson – David Wagoner

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