family has a way of bringing out a side of you, one so entrenched, hooked deep inside, tearing flesh until there is nothing to hide. a gaping wound, hanging off the sides, oozing frothy mistakes and diseases like gang green. i’m falling asleep, head tilting off to the side, air pushing my hair back until [...]
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under lock and Key
Under Lock and Key - 9/28/2020 some days i miss you enough for three---some days i turn to my phone just to touch the letters of your name. my soul aches for you---it's lonely and this everlasting winter needs to come to an end. i'm weary but I am still standing. but there needs to be [...]
she was nothing like me.
she was nothing like me. // pages 34-35 she was nothing like me. she was nothing like me–everything that wasn’t me.i’m not sure if i’m sobbing or screaming. |thinner than me. smaller. softer. paler. | she brought out the worst in me. a side of me i rarely see.rarely let breathe. and now, she’s all [...]
forsaken(by the sun)
Forsaken (by the sun) 8/12/2020 size does you no justice; your very presence takes up space. makes me lose my breath. dizzy, spinning, your arms, secure, catch me. intimidation or attraction–i take notice. eyes unfocused for so long–i thought i needed glasses. but with you, i focus. no need for a lens, i can picture [...]
Ascend is available
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C8LJJ59?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 A book of hurting and healing, Mecca-Amirah returns with Ascend, the follow-up project to Weightless. Jackson continues her path to redemption as she explores topics like accountability and maturity. Ascend is a cathartic experience of facing your demons with visceral prose and unembellished poetry. Join Mecca-Amirah on her path to redemption... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C8LJJ59?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Mecca-Amirah Jackson 