weightless – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

you taste like tea to me

July 26, 2022July 24, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

you taste like tea to me; your scent splashes across my face, you’re too hot, but i can’t wait to savor you. you roll across my tongue, i lingeron the bottom lip. you fill me up; warm and smooth down my throat, eyes dazed, smile lazy, i’ll finish you until you’re cold and spent. you [...]

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Ascending

July 22, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

"babygirl with the tight braids,we both know the truth, the reason why you cry when you pray. lost in the cosmic wonder of eternity,how does it feel to be brought before the almighty? how does it feel to be on the center stage,with the audience neither clapping nor booing? a stillness... an awareness.i want to [...]

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your secrets

February 22, 2022March 19, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

your secrets i can hear your secrets from here; neatly tucked in, sung a lullaby before you whis[per] goodnight. you lock the door behind you, rest your forehead on the white-painted wood and pray for a restless night. whose name brushes your lips? what’s that one memory that you shove down but keeps coming up? [...]

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Asc(ent)

February 5, 2022January 29, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Asc(ent) † the birds bid me farewell; i am sad to see them go. the trees knew me the longest; they were present for my sorrow.when i fell to my knees, night after confusing knight, the leaves became my home. my safe haven. my slice of heaven when home no longer felt like home. i [...]

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Chapter 25/Part Two

February 2, 2022January 29, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Chapter 25/Part Two with every difficult chapter in my life,i somehow find the strength to move on. i rip off pieces of me and send it back to the universe.i am covered/scarred with gashes and oozing wounds. gaping holes– instead of smiles and healthy teeth, fluid drips from my nose like jelly. i cannot remember [...]