Poetry – Page 89 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Midnight thoughts, Poetry, Romantic, Short Poem, Thoughtful

a kiss shared by lovers–

May 28, 2016May 28, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

a kiss shared by lovers can be the remedy, the panacea to the most tender, agonizing wounds. Gentle caresses can salve the deepest, roughest of burns, and the sweet, sweet embrace of a reunion followed by messy tears and tinkling laughs, can erase the shadows engulfing your heart within the passing of a wink.

Midnight thoughts, Poetry, Thoughtful

I dream of a man–

May 28, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I dream of a man shrouded by shadows; am I not a victim of desire, wanton for a man fashioned in nightmares? I am only mortal yet my choices tests my red blood sweetened by apples and poisoned by eyes led astray. I try to lead a life brightened by sun rays and happy, go-lucky [...]

Poetry, Romantic, Thoughtful

You smell of sunshine, even when there is rain

May 23, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

You smell of sunshine even when there is rain. I know our love will bloom– this love we share will never abide. To erase such a bond would be a sin– a smite on this world, a Plague’s dark hand suffocating as it promises revival. The taste of passion haunts me when you are away, [...]

horror, otherworldly

She is wicked, wicked, wicked–

May 18, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_Amirah2 Comments

She is wicked, wicked, wicked– a crone desperate for the smoothness of youth, a rounded, maiden craving the tang of lust, and a doe-eyed child who cackles alone in the dark. When she emerges from ash wolfbane dripping from her sickle-pale flesh, she will muddle the minds of men, so their shrewish wives will never question, why [...]

Thoughtful

Starry sky

May 15, 2016January 13, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

To crave a body bound by flesh Is to be a fool, a gamble, a Starry sky, lacking its luminescence; the comfort cape of night, the forgiving hands of twilight, and the lover’s kiss of starlight. When you told me I was beautiful, I couldn't help but wonder What drew you in- Was it the [...]