poem – Page 48 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

traffic

May 28, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

she stands so dispassionately, yet she commands attention like a traffic light. red, yellow, green; three shades of truths that waver depending on you. he passes by her, he covets the way she dips her shoulders under the weight of rain. she dances with her eyelashes, she flutters and kicks, she spins with purpose, she [...]

Poetry, Thoughtful

i dream in colors–

May 28, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i dream in colors– i bleed in reds and blues, i scream in purples and greens, i vomit in neon. my hair is brown, my skin is yellow, my veins are miles long, my stretch marks ripple down my hips like waves. we kiss like fireworks: he tastes like the fourth of july when he [...]

Poetry, Romantic

a performer

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

She kisses him roughly When she demands attention. A performer with her audience On the edge of their seats, She pushes him back And smiles in triumph. Claimed, taken, mine, more She nibbles safe words into The hollow of his neck. The echo Vibrates through him, his toes curl When her hair trails down his [...]

Poetry, Romantic

Show me

May 8, 2017June 17, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

Show me that your more Than flesh, teeth, and tongue. Show me what has fermented Behind those pretty eyes. They hold me astray, entangled In your gaze, I forget how to breathe, How to stay away. If I learned What blossomed inside your heart, Your desires, your dreams, if we pressed Lip to lip, tongue [...]

Poetry

A faceless moon

May 5, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

It touched my heart, how she crooned in the chorus; bled harmony and heartbreak in the denouement. the joy, the agony, the despair that pulled at the heartstrings-masterfully like the quiet thrum of the guitar. how wondrous! how awful! they gasp as her song stutters on the last note. like a wolf howling at a faceless [...]