thoughts – Page 9 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Body Positive, feminism, Poetry, thoughts

I am

February 3, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

in all honesty, i am a compassionate person; a woman, female born, society defined, I am all and I am nothing; I crave the rays of sunlight, i dance under the crescent petals of night, i shiver when the sky weeps, i cheer when the droplets twirl in the white sky; I am human, I [...]

Poetry, thoughts

You Played me

January 24, 2017January 31, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

You played me as easily as a pianist plays the keys. an untouched, “exotic” island, I was yours to pillage and torment. A horse to break-in, I was your wind-up doll, that came at your command and collapsed at your neglect. A master of your craft, you seduced me with timed smiles. I ate up [...]

Personal Posts, thoughts

So blissfully happy

January 24, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

So happy…so blissfully happy. It has been so long since I felt this content with life and truly meant it. There have been many times in my life that I was…faking it. Smiling through the pain was my lackluster panacea: When I ached inside, I smiled. When I sobbed until my eyes burned, I smiled. [...]

Personal Posts, Poetry, thoughts

I Promise

January 2, 2017January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I promise to let go of all the doubts that have slowly tainted my mind. Words like: hate, envy, and greed, are poisons with an impossible cure. When I am met with a challenge, I strive to meet it head-on but the sickness has taken over– stealing my breath and robbing my self. A dark [...]

Personal Posts, Poetry, thoughts

Love will Guide me

January 2, 2017January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Of course I want to find love and all the gooey emotions that come along with it. But because I want it, does not mean I am willing to settle for less. Yes, loneliness is my biggest fear, but I refuse to SETTLE because I miss the intimate touch of another. Love is…difficult and [...]