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My final act of love was letting you go.
Summer doesn’t feel like summer anymore, but I think the skies are as blue as ever. There is a weariness that comes with endings, but now...

Dhark
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Once the door closes.
One foot in, one foot out. But once the door closes, please forget me. I implore you not to think of me. I hope my memory fades with the...

Dhark
Jun 13, 20242 min read


Dear Little me.
Today I sit by the river banks and remember you. My heart softens at the thought that once you were here, you dreamt of me, and you hoped...

Dhark
Jun 9, 20243 min read


There is nothing wrong with me, but there’s something wrong with the world.
Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content related to suicide, including discussions of suicidal thoughts and behaviors....

Dhark
Jun 5, 20246 min read


It was all for the better.
Hey, I hope you are well. I am, coping at best, but better since the last time I saw you. I'm happy to share that I've found my smile...

Dhark
Jun 1, 20243 min read


There’s a storm outside…
Here I am, waiting for the patters on my roof to cease, hoping for the rain's final farewell. Standing by my window, a cloak wrapped...

Dhark
May 31, 20241 min read


The Other Side.
1. My curiosity. They had preached vile and cruel things about the devil. From the past, stories of good and evil on a distinct lens of...

Dhark
May 30, 202413 min read


Everyone is moving on.
Everyone seems to be moving on, while I'm stuck on this page, waiting for the words to come, waiting for something unknown. I wonder how...

Dhark
May 28, 20243 min read


A short story.
You called me twice in July. First when you were checking on things, (whether I had changed my mind). The second time you stuttered,...

Dhark
May 17, 20244 min read


On borrowed happiness.
Happiness is something we all strive for, something we grow up yearning for. We constantly seek out experiences and ideas that bring us...

Dhark
May 17, 20243 min read


It was the little things that broke my heart…
The trivial details clawed holes into trenches in my chest: the unexpected goodbyes, the hollow hellos, and the mornings without tea. It...

Dhark
May 12, 20242 min read


The Irony of Wishes.
A few days past September, I was sure about what I wanted. I could even paint a picture of the kind of life, the roses by my balcony, the...

Dhark
Mar 21, 20243 min read


The Philosophy of Forgiveness.
Sometimes the apologies we seek are solemnly for our hearts at the mercies of grief. They trouble us so much that it feels like the...

Dhark
Mar 20, 20243 min read


Little by Little...
I was beginning to fall in love with life. The resentment of my reflection in the mirror was shriveling, like a cloak that humanity...

Dhark
Mar 14, 20243 min read


Here's your closure...
These folds on my heart unwind because here comes the time to say cheerio. And I am, as unprepared as the poets predict. I hope that you...

Dhark
Feb 29, 20243 min read


Lost Words.
Waldosia n. Searching for faces in a crowd where they have no reason to be a part of. As if hoping to see whether they are still woven...

Dhark
Feb 21, 20242 min read


Illusions.
“You seem too obsessed with the idea of loving yourself,” his eyes hover over me. The familiar scrutiny I've endured too often. As he...

Dhark
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Here’s proof that I loved...
Here’s proof that I loved… There are pages in my diary that I wish to tear, their words dawdle on my tongue so sourly. The melancholy...

Dhark
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Go ahead and laugh.
I think it’s funny how the universe works. How instead of giving us what we want, it grants us what we deserve. When we look back, we see...

Dhark
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Get away and Let go...
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I lost a dream of pink roses and white dresses. I would imagine dancing in a garden full of love, far...

Dhark
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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