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Night Review

October 1, 2020April 14, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Night (North #2) by, Alexandria Warwick Read More Reviews!!! EXTREME SPOILERS FOR DAYS! EXTREME! After months in captivity, Apaay managed to escape Yuki's labyrinth with her life. But her freedom did not come without a steep cost. When the Face Stealer, the North's most notorious demon, calls in her blood oath, Apaay must heed his [...]

Poetry

under lock and Key

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Under Lock and Key - 9/28/2020 some days i miss you enough for three---some days i turn to my phone just to touch the letters of your name. my soul aches for you---it's lonely and this everlasting winter needs to come to an end. i'm weary but I am still standing. but there needs to be [...]

Poetry

This isn’t love (love does not take from you)

September 16, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

This isn’t love (love does not take from you)- 9/15/2020 you say this is love, tears mingling with your pleas. skin pale, teeth rotting from decay; how can you call this love when it drains you? robs you of joy and leaves you with nothing but scraps to keep warm? you deserve a feast [...]

Poetry, weightless

she was nothing like me.

September 8, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

she was nothing like me. // pages 34-35 she was nothing like me. she was nothing like me–everything that wasn’t me.i’m not sure if i’m sobbing or screaming. |thinner than me. smaller. softer. paler. | she brought out the worst in me. a side of me i rarely see.rarely let breathe. and now, she’s all [...]

Poetry, Romantic

forsaken(by the sun)

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Forsaken (by the sun) 8/12/2020 size does you no justice; your very presence takes up space. makes me lose my breath. dizzy, spinning, your arms, secure, catch me. intimidation or attraction–i take notice. eyes unfocused for so long–i thought i needed glasses. but with you, i focus. no need for a lens, i can picture [...]