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My love blinds

March 30, 2022March 15, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

My love blinds you were warm with the sunon your face. i never knew your skin glowedat two-thirty in the afternoon. you were not even paying attention, butif you had,you would have seen the love in my eyes, which burns so brilliantlythat it blinds. Purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1720828369?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

inflorescence

She loved me before I was me

March 22, 2022March 7, 2022by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

She loved me before I was me she loved me before i was baby-soft skin and a gummy smile. a fresh slate–a bundle of joy before my tear- stained face. what if she grows to hate me like everyone else? i’m not perfect– you can count the cracks. one day, she’ll tally them upand throw [...]

Daydreamer

Helen of Troy

March 18, 2022February 20, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Helen of Troy i pity you, a helen without a troy to destroy. no ships to set sail, no men to curse your name. oh, helen, without atroy to destroy you cave–inwards. your walls crumble.every lie you spun betweenyour hands falls apart. flowers once blossomed between your palms but now all youcan conjure is dust.you [...]

Poetry

I’m not your North Star

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

There’s this expectation of me that I can’t seem to shake. I know I can’t control the narratives others perceive of me but it’s the me that they prefer that makes me want to scream. The happy one. The smiley one. If I’m not happy - then something has to be wrong. Are we not [...]

Daydreamer

Hubris

March 15, 2022March 16, 2022by Mecca_Amirah2 Comments

When I was first writing Daydreamer, I was not aware that I was an avoidant. My attachment style was not known to me but subconsciously, I knew something was off. When looking back at my old writing, it amazes me how aware I was despite not having the education to describe I was feeling. Being [...]