poems – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

a graveyard of shame

January 31, 2023January 21, 2023by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

a graveyard of shame it waits for me like a smug lover, knowing that i’ll run back into it’s ready embrace. depression slouches inthe corner, seducing me with heated words and clammy hands. the numbness penetrates my teeth. i bite down on the ache. my gums are sore and my mouth is a graveyard of [...]

night-bloomer, Poetry

Trapped

January 27, 2023January 21, 2023by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

trapped in the vines, i am trapped in the poolof his eyes. i swam beneath the surfaceand drank from the edge. it is like waterfallssplashing me across the face; neck thrown back,i wanted to consume everything. i wanted the black waterto overwhelm me, trap me in a prison of my own design.i once fabricated insensitive [...]

Daydreamer, Poetry

Every Time

January 22, 2023January 21, 2023by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

every time i fall back in lovewith myself, i find myself more reluctant to share myself with others. Buy Here

Poetry

Leave your name at the beep

December 5, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Ring. Ring. I’m sorry to disappoint you,But I don’t exist.Those messages you’ve tried to sendWill bounce backBecause there was never anyoneLiving at the address or called that name.She’s not gone— she never was.Like a phantom that has slipped throughThe cracks of life, there will neverbe anyone to mourn me.No legacy on this earth—Why expect tears [...]

Daydreamer

Phoenix

November 18, 2022November 17, 2022by Mecca_Amirah2 Comments

Phoenix i’m impenetrable;i’ve survived every hurt, every resounding pain,every unimaginable horror, and because of that,intact my foundation remains. what else can you do to methat has not been done before?i will survive it, like i survived you.i am a goddess now; i severed my cordto this world and now i am floating. drifting. timeless. i’m [...]