Romantic – Page 11 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

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 [...]

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.

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, [...]

Poetry, Romantic

The Taste of Lust

April 22, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I have not tasted the clear, sweet, idle summer day’s waters, nor have I fell asleep in fretless slumber, my lover’s body entertained with mine, our brown, clean lines– bodies smooth and rittled with untampered pores, melding together as one. Despite the barrier of my pink, healthy gums, and straight white teeth, the murky, tasteless [...]