A spiraling nebula, unfurling, blooming magentas and daunting cyans- A tale of intergalactic passion, lusty voyages, rugged advances, Star-crossed loves; before the stars, a green girl with A brush of stardust in her eyes And lies, fragrant and heavy on each and every taste bud. Lies were her weapon, naivety her choice of drug- Passionless murmurs, [...]
Category: Poetry
A Poem For My Mother
A poem for my mother, Seems almost too grand, too precious to Solely place on parchment. Watch as I etch my love for her across the night sky-each tear she shed holding me tight, catching me as I fell, praying for my health, loving me from afar-each tear, I name a star, for her love [...]
The Moon, My Life
At the New Moon of my life I gave into the call of the dark, The impulsive, the dreadful tang of misery. Heavy and burdened-I knew only chaos and silence. But stay hopeful, stay golden– You will know I am when well my smile is radiant in the night sky. Kiss me tender, A simmering [...]
Unconventional
I have tasted bitter tears lingering on your lips, saccharine sunbursts, and sensual midsummer songs. The cruel, hazardous winds of the blue tides of December chills the still air–a crisp, icy taste, stagnant and stale each time I swallow. As I kiss you adieu, I hope you know it's forever. This false admiration for you has [...]
Musings from a Skeptic
I wonder where passion originates from and why it seems to have slipped from my grasp. In the blissfully naive days of my recent, sophomoric, misdirected youth, passion was endearingly too common, clogging my mind with images of crafted lust. I blame the media profusely; the movies that script a love that conquerors death, TV [...]
Mecca-Amirah Jackson 