Horror Haiku Club Prompt
August 27 - Greys
The classic alien, with grey skin, big black eyes and a small face set into a bulbous head.
Your prompt is GREYS.
I’m hypnotized by
Those wide pools, black as deep space
Why do you want me?
The origin of the image dates back to H. G. Wells’ 1893 description of future humans as having big heads and big eyes, with no nose, mouth, or hair. What do you think extraterrestrials will look like?
Strange eyes flicker bright
Skin like silver, they descend
The future is here
Tarpit baby eyes
Cry tearless remembering
A thousand dead suns