By Isabel Mya I like silence when I’m overwhelmed and feel like I can’t breathe; I like silence during migraines, or if I can’t fall asleep.   I like silence when it’s life or death and no news is good news; I like silence while I’m writing, not after I say “I love you”.     #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By H. E. Ross I lie in a gutter on a rainy night with sewage water streaming along my face in neon reflections and a bent cigarette butt jaggedly finds its course toward my face. I cannot move and the butt touches my nose, then lips and runs on by in a twirl.       #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge

By Shawn Galvin Sink Moon, Sink beyond dark mountains, After sailing an ocean of stars. All night captaining my dreams-- Awash in silvery moonlight. Pale, twisting limbs, Excite my mind, Until awakening to dawn’s breath. Wind becomes Only thrashing branches. Leave me now! Awake and forlorn, Empty as the sun’s shadows.     #darkpoetsclub #smallspacedeepimpact #50wordchallenge