By David Todd I despise all forms of lying, especially religion, Which, Like the war drone threatens invisibly from above, Scrutinising our moral fortitude, Whilst keeping us safe and killing us for ever.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Jaggii Jaggii The repulsive stench lingers on her skin. Relentless scrubbing doesn't eradicate it. Grunting foul words to the gods fails to purge it or the remembrance of the copious blood, the one eyeball, and the shredded bodies of the children in the mangled automobile that could not save them.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Faye Livesey My body sinks deeper into the mattress,  not from rest, but a weight that won’t lift.  Standing feels like dragging a suitcase  through a place I don’t remember choosing.  Even breathing feels like something I'm losing.   Sadness lives where no one can see— quiet, and exactly the size of me.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge