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our stories

July 17, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<our stories> We tell stories through our hair,  we trade secrets through every  curl and wave. Comb through  the middle part and twists the roots,  just how I like. Tell me when you  were young and silly as you  smooth my edges with gel. Cluck your tongue at me and  tell me to sit still as [...]

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paradise

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

the water was blue, bluer than the eternal stretch of the sky. blue is too tame of a word, because the ocean, the sea, the breeze, the sting rays swimming underneath gentle, rolling waves, is alive. each step is precarious because each step brings you closer to the mouth of God. the wind tickles you. [...]

thoughts, writing

what-if’s and maybe’s

May 31, 2017June 8, 2017by Mecca_Amirah7 Comments

it is as if you nourish yourself on my pain. you must revel in my agony, it must be the truth because there is no possible way you do not see how much you mean to me. it is there, in my eyes. fevered, you once reached over and layed your hand on my forehead [...]

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A Flash of Fiction

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

A flash of fiction: I envisioned this random scene in my head and decided to write it. Enjoy! _____________ “i need you to become what you fear the most.” “And what is that?” “Evil.” i was to dress the part. to dress evil was to dress not only in dark, somber colors with fabrics that [...]

thoughts, writing

“how are you feeling?”

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

how are you feeling? “i feel like I’m drowning, like I’ve been fooling myself for these past few months. not even a quarter of the year and I’ve already broken down twice and cried countless nights. I’ve been pushing down these emotions so passionately yet they have been leaking out slowly and suddenly like a [...]