mental health – Page 8 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Social interactions:

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Social interactions: I am a loner of sorts. I hug the wall when the silent buzz of alcohol flushes out of me and I come to the realization that I am nothing. My epiphany is sudden; I collapse as if my strings were snipped and I sit down, deflated as I watch the parody play [...]

Poetry, Thoughtful

take your time

April 4, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

i wash myself in tranquility; the scent carries in my hair, my skin, my smile. i scrub away the dark thoughts, brown sugar sticky on my skin, i trace crescent moons all over my stomach. caress layers and layers of love into my tired muscles. knead the saplings of tropical trees into my curls, press [...]

Short Story/Prose, thoughts

anxiety

March 23, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

anxiety: anxiety has my mind going a mile-a-minute. i am speeding down a highway going 200 on a 55 road. i am frost burnt as i stumble in the woods reading Robert Frost. my brain is aching as if i have been at the gym all day.it has became a struggle to fall asleep now; the lights [...]

Personal Posts, thoughts

So blissfully happy

January 24, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

So happy…so blissfully happy. It has been so long since I felt this content with life and truly meant it. There have been many times in my life that I was…faking it. Smiling through the pain was my lackluster panacea: When I ached inside, I smiled. When I sobbed until my eyes burned, I smiled. [...]