By Banafshe Sharokhi Silent tears and shattered self-esteem concealed by the “high” of illusory social media camera filters of...

By Leanne Webber How can I expect to unravel? When I tied myself up in knots? The knots are in my back, my shoulders, my neck, where once...

By Tyler Z Aborted from abyss Fallen fetus Hear the call Once cradled by chaos Embrace the fall #darkpoetsclub

By Cat London All the ugly people They take and then they spoil I’ve seen them here before… All the ugly people They take and then what’s...

By Erinn Hearty If love flows like a river, mine is black, still and Filled with soil up to the brim I take a bite and I'm poisoned as...

By Gabriella Niles-Ewen Satan cast his dark gaze upon me last night, Inviting me to dance in the infernal light. A looming presence that...

By Barbara Marie Minney Brain smog whirls beyond the fault line of sobriety and madness, soggy cyanide gumdrops beacon along a landing...

By GP Hyde You crept into my chamber, as the moon shone weakly on my sleeping state, abandoned in drowsy reverie. You took my soul while...

By Judith C. Adamson This web is not of lies... These master architects construct That wind nor rain may not destruct Those intricate...

By Tyler Z O infernal radiance exhaust through me from amber dawn ‘till twilight sea My bones wither with edict on high my mind morose I...

By Leanne Webber Spring is dawning once again just as I wished she would for half a season. The déjà vu of bittersweet memoirs, locked...

By Ben Sanchez Gasping for breath, My essence stifled by the weight of my harrowed thoughts. Before the mirror, I stand, Nauseous, The...

By Chris Barras Fragments of the past lie sharp around the house memories that gouge and tear deep inside a person’s soul catching tight...

By Martin Jones One day it happens and you vanish, maybe as you ponder verbs in Spanish, strange to think, or worse, outlandish. First,...

By Ginger Lee Freckles like stars strewn upon her back arching toward the heavens She is his light in darkness and his only constant in...

By Jade Walker I anoint my body in lavender Run freely in solitude with only the wolves as company Raise up my sacred sickle in my right...

By Lillibit Ray Hopping on the escalator taking no steps, a man floats down, underground, to catch a subway train traveling, not always...

By Erika Jane Leave me gutted A grisly mess of flesh and bone Bespoke scars a staple To this home of ligaments A heartbeat A forgotten...

By E.A. Blakley It begins at the end. Your eyes are open, though unseeing: You are not awake— Yet. The chilling wind surrounds, Stirs a...

By CareLuv weary with the momentum of generations woven into me my mother stands on my grandmother’s shoulders - I stand on my mother’s...