By Mez Waheed for Héloïse and Aldéric     born the size of a blueberry      bruised flesh             flared crown               too soon to pluck the name    or debate                                 pronouns   reason reassures  it happens often      bearing fruit        only blighted                the season   bereft      whispers       life's justice             miscarried   rhyme guide me         where to go                             to resow this seed's heart         

By Sophea Amari Bean They said the stars forgot my name. Fine. I carved it into rivers When the wind turned against me, I stitched my silence to thunder and walked on. Not towards glory, but towards the place where even shadows remember – whom I tried to be.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By JF Shaw In hours dark, when sleep would flee, I chose the end awaiting me. If only I'd known, before the stamp, How cramped the urn, how cold and damp. #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge