poet – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

But I didn’t listen

May 4, 2022May 2, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

But I didn’t listen love me enough to stay; love me enough to leave. you told me it was silly to dream outside the four walls of your heart. you told me to clip my wings. you lied and said the world won’t accept a girl who follows her passions and strays from reality and [...]

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You

May 2, 2022April 27, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

You you read my poetry without ever truly reading it.you saw me without ever needingto turn a page. lines and linesof my soul etched in ink—youtook one look down and saw moreof me than i ever thought.how do you do that?that is, know me so wellwhen my mouth is closed?you persisted with questionsthat were stones [...]

Poetry

I wish I could be more

April 20, 2022April 22, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I wish I could unlock your every secret and mold them to your desires. I wish I was never born to this body— tethered to this stubborn flame, waiting for a stray gust of wind to extinguish me. I wish I was enough to appease the temperance of your gaze. Throaty mornings gazing at the [...]

Thoughtful

the story of the moon

April 1, 2022March 21, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

the story of the moon and a girl who is too afraid to call it home. it’s not because she is reluctant - it is quite the opposite. have you ever desired something so strongly you are afraid of the outcome? when i look back at my relationship with Fate, she has forsaken me many [...]

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Dreaming of You

March 26, 2022March 7, 2022by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Dreaming of You i trip,i stutter, whenever you turn your head and smile.i watchthe waythe light touches your cheek.i blush and blameit on the heat.i knowyou are notfor me—i am young, foolish, and sometimes weak. you rise like a phoenix, astounding those around you. the anticipation has me sick. nausea strikes me like lightening.the growling [...]