By Pam Martin-Lawrence She's right beside me, yet I'm stone cold lonely. She carves her lies – her constant care and never-ending need ground down by my epidote-eyed-flinty-heart – and when did she last warm my chill with her fingers?   I remember when she'd reach for me like only my touch would ever be enough.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Hope Savage You asked your sister where her mummy was and I was too slow to intervene. ‘You mean our real mummy?’. Amongst the ‘I hate you’ and ‘you pushed me’ tension of another new family, our fragile glass was fractured as your tiny lip wobbled.   #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

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