poem – Page 52 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Wash Away

March 7, 2017March 14, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Wash away the pain that has driven me insane; bathe in the memories that refuse to fade and scrub the bad ones away; Drain out the worries that have tormented me all day; and finally, dry off and shine bright as if you were dipped in sun rays.

Poetry

moonlight/sunlight

February 28, 2017March 7, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

but in the moonlight, I appear to be godly, lovely; otherworldly, touched with fantasy. but in the sunlight, I appear to be god-touched, blooming, immortal. drenched in a speckled shower of falling stars, the darkness is chased away by the unfurling, healing rays of light. the murky cape of twirling cosmos once burdoned my shoulders, until [...]

Narrative, otherworldly, Poetry

goddess

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I am solid yet also transparent. a goddess born free from mortal desires, i drip with godliness and i am sustained by your adoration. I am the wind that tastes like stars, I am the crushed rose petals That stain your skin like ashes, I am the voice plaguing your thoughts Like an ocean without [...]

Poetry, Romantic, thoughts

Cicadas

February 28, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I remember the cicadas That sweetly sang by your window. Summer nights were memorable When we twined together in Bedsheets and hurried to shut off the lights. Sleepovers became permanent After the kisses we shared tasted like honeysuckle and mistletoe. You used to caress me in the mornings, The beam of sunlight kissing my skin [...]

Poetry, thoughts

Recklessly

February 28, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i have the capability to love wholly. an endless love that replenishes itself naturally. solar powered, love powered, i have the capability to love another boundlessly. but with this power, i need how to use it smartly. there will be those who will: abandon me, for gain, hurt me, for pleasure, use me, and then [...]