poem – Page 62 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Before your very eyes–

January 24, 2016January 15, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I knew that pain, Was arbitrary Before your very eyes– Kisses never tasted So heaven-sent Until I met you. The intergalactic, cosmic Wondrous encounter Of me and you– Falling stars with only one purpose: Love. We knew that love was risky business in the eyes of others, But we kept steady during recalcitrant turbulence that [...]

Narrative, Thoughtful

You Should Have Known

January 23, 2016February 7, 2017by Mecca_Amirah3 Comments

Raw emotions- An open, gushing, oozing wound. Peeling back reluctant skin, The dam breaks as a warm, Flood of gushing bright crimson- Tinged with a metallic and salty taste, Perfumes the air with spritz of despair. All because of you, A wise fool, too observant for my tastes, Who ignores the warnings, That flash "Do [...]

horror, Structured

An Apple made of glass

January 17, 2016July 1, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

She bit into an Apple made of glass, The fragments slicing her tongue, Her blood enhancing the poignant flavors As she chewed and crunched with cautious vigor. Shards dug into the walls of her mouth, A river of blood seeping past her lips, Her teeth grinding the glass into fractures, The pieces sparkling- sifting through [...]

Romantic, Structured

In his fractured eyes,

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

$In his fractured eyes,$

In his fractured eyes, She knew love was alive, And cynicism faded inevitably with time.

Thoughtful

Before the Fall

January 11, 2016July 1, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Ultimately, before the fall, We were all sinners- Our greatest sin, curiosity That lead us astray from Eden And into the arms of unspeakable And innumerable atrocities. Did Lucifer smile when he fell, Knowing we were doomed As his wings were burnt from hellfire? Did his revenge taste decadently sweet As he became audience and [...]