Short Poem – Page 6 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Poetry, Short Poem

i crave a love so divine,

February 3, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i crave a love so divine that when we part, the clouds will weep.

Poetry, Short Poem

prosaic:

February 3, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

prosaic: a world lacking creativity, a word absent of the rhythmic hymn of time.

Poetry, Short Poem

I taste misery on your lips–

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I taste misery on your lips but I willingly reach up to swallow more of your despair. We are in this fight together, You and I will reach Nirvana together. Braving the storms of euphoria, I cry your name even when you shun me away. I cling to you even as we tear each other [...]

Narrative, Poetry, Short Poem

My Room

October 9, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Periwinkle walls faded with neglect, patched over with purple swatches of lavender and gooseberry, my room used to be ordinary, rudimentary in its discipline, Spartan in its creativity yet, in the waning crescent of my life– I grew tenacious in my depravity. The walls bleed with absent thoughts and petulant musings in white chalk, whimsical [...]

Poetry, Short Poem

swirling embers tinge the sky–

August 21, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

swirling embers tinge the sky a damning orange. frightening as the flames freckle the horizon with untamed beauty, my mouth agape as the world is set aflame before my wanderlust eyes. starving for beauty, thirsty for aesthetics i throw my head back as rain, the color of sunrise splashes across my face.