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relentless

March 21, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

doubts surface, drown me, i reach up for breathe yet you are relentless. i crawl my way to freedom but you push my head down each and every time– no matter how much i struggle. i choke, i beg, i cry, but you block out my pain and shut your eyes and i pray.

Poetry, Short Poem

ice cream

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

our love is like ice cream: you give me your all but it eventually melts– messily, dripping on my skin until it's rough and sticky.

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, Romantic

anticipation

March 16, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i trip, i stutter, whenever you turn your head and smile. i watch the way the light touches your cheek. i blush, and blame it on the heat. i know you are not for me–i am young, foolish and sometimes weak. you rise like a phoenix, astounding those around you. the anticipation has me sick– [...]

Poetry, Romantic

fantasy and desire

March 16, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i cannot forget the taste of you on my lips. grapefruit and mint, i trace the bite marks with the tip– of my tongue. I flick and i linger. i crave. the hunger has begun to drive me insane. the more you give, the more i demand. when you pull my head back, tangle your [...]