With a Vengeance

by Freydís Moon

Home is a carried thing. Given and taken.

It’s okay to be the one doing the haunting,

“Give me all the faith God ignored and I’ll give you everything.” “I don’t want everything.” They shied away from his claws. “I want power.” “Power is everything,” It is, isn’t it?

They had never been devout, but when Eli took their chin between his fingers and forced their gaze, they knew religion.