Mecca_Amirah

The Blazing Star Review

January 12, 2017January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

The Blazing Star by Imani Josey Rating: Publication: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Release Date: 12-6-2016 SPOILERS FOR DAYZ READ MORE BOOK REVIEWS!! I received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for a honest review! Summary: Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked—after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius. But when Portia holds an [...]

Personal Posts, Poetry, thoughts

I Promise

January 2, 2017January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I promise to let go of all the doubts that have slowly tainted my mind. Words like: hate, envy, and greed, are poisons with an impossible cure. When I am met with a challenge, I strive to meet it head-on but the sickness has taken over– stealing my breath and robbing my self. A dark [...]

Personal Posts, Poetry, thoughts

Love will Guide me

January 2, 2017January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Of course I want to find love and all the gooey emotions that come along with it. But because I want it, does not mean I am willing to settle for less. Yes, loneliness is my biggest fear, but I refuse to SETTLE because I miss the intimate touch of another. Love is…difficult and [...]

Poetry, Romantic

Standing Ovation

December 31, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

A song plays in my heart, Absent to the ears around me. The melody binds my anxieties And strips away all reason. Slick bed sheets and dimmed lights, my eyes roll back and my toes curl As you trace my curves with your lips. Hands tangled in my hair, I look up as we [...]

Poetry

Hungry for Lies

December 26, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

at my limit i am close to the boiling point. Left to simmer while they go out and play, my mind forcibly wanders as my rage soon drives me insane. gossip, gossip a constant buzz in my ears, I rage as gossip replaces my name with with hers, as gossip replaces me with a sinner. [...]