By FirebirdRises Life handed me a script once said, don’t worry, the tragedy comes with a laugh track. Apparently the timing matters. You slip on hope, fall flat on ambition, knock your teeth on the pavement of maybe tomorrow, and somewhere a polite audience applauds, because suffering, apparently, tests well with focus groups. I tried optimism for a while. It came in a bottle with the instructions rubbed off. Side effects included unpaid overtime, trusting people, and believ

By CMcC Her hands poised over the crystal ball, she glared intensely at me, ‘Relax, my dear, sit back, enjoy. Let me tell you what I can see’. Gazing into the colourful sphere, her words began to spill, Listening intently to my future, all was well.. until.. Her voice began to tremble and she cut the reading short, She said she wasn’t feeling well, she was going to abort. I left the building feeling strange, like something wasn’t right, Pain in my chest, fall to the ground, I

By Aurora Grace I grew up told that clothes equal armour Every seam increased my virtue 'It's her fault that man chose to harm her, You Women should stick to a curfew' That night I wrapped myself in 'no' Each layer, defence from the cold But some monsters enjoy the challenge And get off on fighting for gold Fabric can't fight back, Can't speak, Can't prevent or protect from attacks I screamed as irony bared his teeth But the absurdity almost caused me to laugh #DarkPoetsClub.