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An Inopportune Monday

August 20, 2015December 19, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

For death tasted so sweet, As the day of my lover’s funeral finally arrived. The wails of the dead greet me, The smooth trail of the funeral hearse, And the chilling, biting air, Flavors my mood, bon appetite! I have never felt more alive! “Your husband has recently passed, and yet, you celebrate?” Oh, you [...]

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Passing Thoughts in Amsterdam

August 20, 2015August 23, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I love how everything is by the water, The buildings are packed in tight And the air is blanketed by hues of gray. Boats docked by the pier Cheering as the captain calls for a round of beer-Heinken tours, Clink, Clink! Tourist stroll by, Maps out and eyes far away, Taking pictures that will impress [...]

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Greek Gods (written in 2015)

August 20, 2015August 27, 2019by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I wrote this poem in 2015--It's crazy to see how much my writing has changed but still has the same undercurrents: Greek Gods A heaven of clouds, transparent as I spy a lone fishing boat making its rounds. Zeus sits atop his throne of clouds, malleable and grand as he grazes through the man-made and [...]

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A Random Bar in Holland

August 20, 2015August 23, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I met him in a random bar in Holland– Bartender winking at me– As my head nods to the techno beat– And my eyes adjust to the spinning room– When will I know what is enough? I take a chance as our eyes fatefully meet– Energy is thick in the mist of perspiration and desperation of [...]

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Periwinkle Walls

August 20, 2015December 10, 2015by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

The color blue, A lovely hue– of solstice. Child-like smiles, squinty brown eyes, Periwinkle walls, bare with a chilling coldness, Decorated with frilly pink furniture. Yelling in the adjacent room, Sobs desperately ricocheting From the walls of the unbearably small room, Filling the air to the top, A loud pound breaks the silence like a [...]