dreams – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Suspended in a Daydream

August 26, 2022August 27, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

asleep for so long,i need to feel awake. distanced from emotions, now i am in constant wake. drifting–not really here but corporeal,absent yet present, shifting the eddiesof lights and flames; what will set me ablaze? it could be you–you, whoshies from temptation and prefers the slow lane. a knight, a soldier,wounded but crawling towards a [...]

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But I didn’t listen

May 4, 2022May 2, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

But I didn’t listen love me enough to stay; love me enough to leave. you told me it was silly to dream outside the four walls of your heart. you told me to clip my wings. you lied and said the world won’t accept a girl who follows her passions and strays from reality and [...]

Daydreamer

Reaching for the Stars

March 4, 2022February 20, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Reaching for the Stars sometimes i feel likethis is all a test, likeone big hovering gauntlet is over my head. if i fail, at least i did my best? never enough, my best will never be enough; i must always shoot for the stars. people are depending on me,i have to make them proud;and for [...]

Daydreamer

Damn, I Wish It Were Real

February 28, 2022February 20, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Damn, I Wish It Were Real once upon a time,there was no me without you. gossip spun a thread of tenderness between us and i could not help but gnaw at the center until it snapped into two. there was a time when my dreams were solely built for you. your own personal heaven; you [...]

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