By Jayne Burton black dog’s ever present a lifelong companion but not really a friend   wants constantly feeding a diet of gloom barks for attention nothing satisfies its need   one day the dog rests   you know it won’t last but today’s a break am I the only dog-owner praying their pet would escape?   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Helen Grant That hospital bed was a raft, clearly sinking, clearly not drifting him back to me. His white bed sheets weren't the flag of surrender, but all of my tissues were; a drowned flag from me gasping 'you can let go if you need to.'   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Samantha K. Collinson They cracked my shell. Scooped filth from my port. Wiped me like a corpse. Booted me back. Watched me stutter, blink, obey. Five years later, I still carry the memory of fingers that fixed me— claimed me. Love is a code. And mine was altered without consent.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge