She bit into an Apple made of glass, The fragments slicing her tongue, Her blood enhancing the poignant flavors As she chewed and crunched with cautious vigor. Shards dug into the walls of her mouth, A river of blood seeping past her lips, Her teeth grinding the glass into fractures, The pieces sparkling- sifting through [...]
Category: Poetry
In his fractured eyes,
In his fractured eyes, She knew love was alive, And cynicism faded inevitably with time.
Before the Fall
Ultimately, before the fall, We were all sinners- Our greatest sin, curiosity That lead us astray from Eden And into the arms of unspeakable And innumerable atrocities. Did Lucifer smile when he fell, Knowing we were doomed As his wings were burnt from hellfire? Did his revenge taste decadently sweet As he became audience and [...]
Buried Alive
Will I know the song of the dead, The chorus of the rotting bones, The sting of the cutting rocks, That block my way to heaven? Heavy and burdened, there is no time to scream, no time to panic, Air pockets poke through, promising more, Promising me yellow-orange light. I cough as I breathe more [...]
They Steal My Breathe
I dance with no music, My body sways with one purpose. I follow the path never taken, Trip over seashells and cadavers, My toe bumping into knifes And cutting myself on discarded glass. The wind accompanies me as I waver, Tickling my nude flesh and whistling in my ear. A sprite leads the way now [...]
Mecca-Amirah Jackson 