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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 [...]

night-bloomer

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? [...]

weightless

Weightless PartI&II

May 14, 2021by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Weightless Part I&II By, Mecca-Amirah Jackson Available now: https://amzn.to/3eDktZ7 Jackson began her path to redemption with Weightless as she sought answers to reshape her destiny. Her efforts led her to Ascend, where the cathartic experience brought growing pains and challenges. The journey was filled with self-discovery and reconciliation but she did not falter–she flourished. Follow along [...]

Poetry

i’ve forgotten

December 9, 2020by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I've forgotten how to be soft, tender, and warm.I'm standing amid a snowstorm and it's starting to feel like home.When did it begin? Was it with him? Taking something from me time and time again, I'm used to shivering in the cold. naked and defenseless, when's the last time an embrace was offered, no guarantees [...]

Poetry