By Red Frederick I want cuddles! Not just any kinda’ cuddles; I want them fetal position, Crying in a puddle of tears kinda’ cuddles. Cuddle me, cuddle me carefully I want that aftercare cuddles - That play with my hair cuddles. Whisper sweet nothings In my ear cuddles. Bite me on my ear cuddles. Dig into my flesh cuddles. Skin so soft it's chew-able. I love it. I love… you. Hug me, hold me, Don’t walk away from me. It's okay, don't get scared cuddles! You have nothing to fea

By Jasmine Wilda-Wallace I had a date with a fly this morning. He kept rubbing his hands together as we shared a bowl of fruit. I asked him how long he’d been single. He didn’t answer and disappeared behind the pile. Rude. Must’ve been a while. I picked up a peach and found him riving in its rotten flesh. The mould really bringing out the blue in his eyes. I drown them both in the pond outside. My decay too fresh for an Irish goodbye. #DarkPoetsClub #DarkHumourBitterIrony

By Vaiva Grainyte I follow plump tabbies: Impersonated voices asking for haaam Dressing up for Halloween, sporting wigs. Then I’m off to razed buildings in Gaza: Bloodied heads of wee Palestinian brothers on stretchers Weeping, thanking the paramedics for a sip of water. Then suddenly I’m at a frenzied curl-cutting ritual Amidst orthodox Jews, Cut short by coachers preaching on The toxic magnetism of anxious and avoidantly attached personalities. Next, I’m cornered by the urg