Mecca_Amirah

Procrastination

September 3, 2015December 2, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Tap, tap Wandering eyes Search but never settle. Click, click Attention! Attention! Sluggishly slow and completely absent Of mind and body, Desperate for a distraction; chills and sweat- I cannot function Breathe, live frivolously Until my eyes can just focus! Blah, blah! Alert! Alert! A winged horse bursts through The windows; unnoticed and ignored By [...]

Personal Posts

Back to School

September 1, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Since school has started again, I will not be posting as regularly. This semester, I am taking ModernAmerican/British Poetry and other fun and exciting English courses so I hope it will inspire and help me improve as a writer. ... Take a look at my poetry or even the snippet of the book I am [...]

Narrative, Thoughtful

Ink & Flesh

September 1, 2015November 13, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Reading helped me escape but writing kept me sane; anchored, grounded– ... Each word; eloquent and descriptive language, singular syntax, tantalizing diction, cliffhangers that kept me on the edge– ... When ink strikes parchment, emotions leak from the blank ink pen, blending and transforming when salty tears mix with– ... Plain, modern walls Fade, wallpaper [...]

Poetry

Rainy Days

August 31, 2015September 4, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Droplets of rain land gracelessly on me- Clinging to my eyelids, congealing and opaque- hiding and shielding me from the truth. A summer rain is suppose to be romantic- Humidity clings to my skin, sweat and dust embroidered into my white dress slashes of mud and Crimson on the wretched hem- Fetid breath of expired [...]

Poetry

I promise you.

August 31, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I promise you that you deserve more– always and forever– never settle for less because you are worth it. Never let another make you doubt your self-worth– those insidious words worming its way past your feeble defenses– they will destroy you– because you let them. But if you keep that wall tall and strong– strong [...]