Structured – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

cauterize

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

It was remiss, how the taste Of you on my lips, drew me in, Drowned me in unending bliss. It should be unfair, how sweet You came to me; soft kisses That disappeared on my skin like mist, You licked my wounds like tears, Flowers petals appeared, where Pain whet like stabbing fears. you pushed, [...]

Poetry, Structured

cherry-lime

June 9, 2017June 24, 2017by Mecca_Amirah10 Comments

cherry-lime may the sunset bless you throughout time, your visage becomes alive when the sun sets and the water bleeds cherry-lime. i trace love letters onto your stomach with sand, the sun bakes you, yet you bask in the limelight. you arch your back and spread your thighs with a precarious hand, you moan in [...]

Poetry, Short Poem, Structured

lost

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

you are more than desire, you are more than lust, the tang of pleasure is addicting, i know but you must pace yourself unless you will become lost.

Poetry, Structured

Sweet, sweet water

December 7, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

sweet, sweet water bathe me in remembrance. trickle down my smooth, smooth skin, until I am heavy with fullness. push past my puckered lips, a seal broken by Genesis. baby, I do not want to hurt, no, I do not want to hurt no more. the water took my mama, my daddy, my future [...]

Poetry, Structured

V

March 16, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I lost myself in the thralling tides, The mystique of the sands, And the bearded man of Time. Enthralled with legends, ballads and myths About girls with dark eyes And bandits who crave one wish. The twinkling stars told me lies, And the night bled magenta A thick, sweet dye- Promising to fulfill a vendetta, [...]