poet – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

I hate her; I love him; they both hate me.

March 25, 2024by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

It was the autumn of my first semester and the first time I fell in love with her. It was sudden, like a bee sting, how it pricked me. My skin, tender and bruised, carried the mark of her poisonous kiss like a tattoo. It was dizzying how quickly she reeled me in. Caught under [...]

Poetry

Undone

February 18, 2024by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Undone by words unsung From your puckered lips, the earth is born anew. Like new gods awoken by your presence I stumble from the heat in your gaze. It’s sudden, how quickly I crumble at your feet. Tragically unprepared for these feelings of uncertainty; Tested by many, I’m veteran to the unexpected But there’s something about [...]

night-bloomer, Poetry

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