By Thomas Whitehead Every summer the scar comes out, glistening against tan, A reminder of what was once so that there she is again: Against blue skies, caryatid a singular storm cloud carrying. So that grief might be as cyclical as the seasons, impressed immutably upon me. And then in winter fading.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Ash Alexander I brought a heart to a swordfight Freshly plucked My own I admit that I knew On some level My loss was inevitable   But still, When the blade pierced Two of my four chambers I found myself grateful That I had kept the organ soft And yielding   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Stephen Maloney weary I dance in my mind                   a faint two-step a simple soft shoe         on the corner        waiting for this all        to end   can I bring you   a cup of darkness     from this well         of my night   laughing at traces                             feint music tripping      over the dark #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge