Short Poem – Page 3 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Ravaged

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

<Ravaged> He ravaged me; broke me until tears became constant, and smiles rarer with each phase of the moon. It hurt to bleed so heavily, so suddenly, so wholly. An open wound weeping, yet you continued to lie, to fuck me so selfishly, to take, to not ask if I was even okay... @amatuer_poet

Poetry, Short Poem

a runny egg

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<a runny egg> When the sun pierces the sky, Dawn leaking through like A runny egg, I wonder at the joy Of the bird who chooses to defy The grey and be the first to sing? @amateur_poet

Poetry, Short Poem

The wind told her–

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

The wind told her to fly, The ocean told her to sing, The moon provided the stage, And the clouds gifted her with wings.

Short Poem, thoughts

I refuse to apologize–

May 21, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I refuse to apologize For being strong When it was only a few years ago That I prayed for This strength.

Poetry, Short Poem

take a bite

May 1, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

take a bite and taste the sweet tang of truth. tart on the tongue, each bite takes you deeper and deeper into the web of lies. worming your way through the lump of flesh, the pile of excuses that once tasted like apples. ripe with knowledge; the crack of your first bite, the clink of [...]