Poetry – Page 86 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

[Love]

August 2, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_Amirah2 Comments

[Love] is undefined yet also lucid; a tragic fire that burns yet a calm salve that soothes. Buried with these feelings, this “thing” called [love], many will succumb, drown while I resuface, come up for air as it finally takes hold. We attempt to define [love] but living things can never be so dreadfully singular. [...]

Poetry, Short Poem

The Tang of Youth

July 28, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

An aphrodisiac; the tang of youth adulterates my perspective of the world– “tunnel vision” they may tease yet I do witness the burdens of the elderly and the ignorant bliss of youth and as I lie bitterly, I wonder why people claim “Being 21 is all the rage!”

Poetry, Short Poem

The Open Sky

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

I wish I could capture the wild beauty of the open sky with pastels and paint. My mind a bare canvas hungry for the wispy mists of dawn, the unapologetic beaming rays of midday, the fluttering skirts of dusk: indigo, red, the faint traces of pink , and the still, cruelty of night. My obsession [...]

Poetry, Romantic, Short Poem

Flicking memories

July 13, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Flickering memories overwhelm me, Images of you haunt me As I try my hardest to erase you. Straining as I push, My limits ache, yet I pursue. Your face is blurry Yet a treacherous part of me Searches for more: the memory Of your laugh, your smile, your blush– Maybe if I wish hard enough, [...]

Poetry, Romantic, Short Poem

A stolen moment of peace

July 13, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

As I gaze upon your clouded face, A beam of light feathers your cheek, Softening the furrows, the wrinkles, the blemishes. A gust of wind tickles a tendril of hair At the nape of your neck, Beckoning me to catch it between my fingers. As I bring the lock closer, The scent of your shampoo [...]