book – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

You’re the Worst

May 6, 2022May 4, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

You're the Worst is a story that I am currently working on. It's one of the many writing projects I distract myself with as I continue my other fantasy series. This idea came to me and I'm happy to see it come into fruition. I am about halfway done with the book and you can [...]

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You

May 2, 2022April 27, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

You you read my poetry without ever truly reading it.you saw me without ever needingto turn a page. lines and linesof my soul etched in ink—youtook one look down and saw moreof me than i ever thought.how do you do that?that is, know me so wellwhen my mouth is closed?you persisted with questionsthat were stones [...]

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Lavender reveries

March 28, 2022March 15, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Lavender reveries i know thatthere is moreto life thanfields of magenta kisses and lavender reveries, but when you hold me with your gaze,there is nothingto worry about anymore;i am trapped in a violet haze. Purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1720828369?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

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a jar of spilled honey

February 10, 2022January 31, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

a jar of spilled honey a wide, open mouth crowded with big, shiny white teeth; were you thinking i was describing me? how arrogant, how quickly you assume the worst. damn me, for loving myself. damn you, for envying the way my visage shifts and shines when i cry. i am like the statue inthe [...]

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moth wings and fireflies

February 7, 2022January 31, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

moth wings and fireflies why does the sound of my own heart beating bring me to such a level of gloom and misery? applause, for whom? each beat, stutter, repeat, reminds me of my mortality. my powerlessness.my limbs are nothing more than tamed appendages; why could we have notbeen fabricated with feathered wings? buttery scales? [...]