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push me away

May 10, 2017by Mecca_Amirah3 Comments

i am no good for you. i am the slice of cake you take home yet never eat. i am destructive; both inside and out. i am layers and layers and layers of frosting, with very little cake on the bottom. each bite is sickeningly sweet; i am just too much for you, you [...]

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 [...]

Poetry, thoughts

you are no longer needed

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

you are no longer needed, no longer required, an obsolete appliance that has begun to rust and decay. i hope you understand i do and will forever pay my respects to you; you were the reason i was able to learn how to become stronger even when i was so broken that even the strongest [...]

Poetry, Thoughtful, thoughts

let me put your mind at ease…

April 18, 2017by Mecca_Amirah6 Comments

if you cannot appreciate my magic, then leave. if you expect me to grovel for your love, your respect, your body, your sex, your smile, then i am not the woman for you. my light shines bright, blinds those who are unworthy of my gold daily, who are you to think you deserve more than your [...]

Short Story/Prose, thoughts

love, hate, anger, and joy

April 15, 2017April 16, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I wish there were other options rather than using the same tired and overused words Like love, hate, anger, and joy. We claim we mean these words But do we truly know the real meaning? Love, love, love, Love is supposed to be eternal but does it truly last over such trivial Things like currency? Love, love, [...]