IS THIS LOVE (HIBERNATION BETWEEN THE SHEETS)- 8/21/2020 is this love? i asked him when he shut the blinds. the heat from the sun glaring through the windowpane, the back of my knees slick and wet, hands tensed like a trap, i waited. eternity ticked by as you undressed me with your eyes...lights dimmed, can [...]
Tag: poetry
night-vision
night-vision the chill of the night against the heat of your skin, i shudder in pleasure. i moan in impatience. you’ve been occupying my thoughts, my mind for hours now, skip the foreplay and just fuck me. humanity wore down, grounded into dust, i lost control–i’m unruly. shattering in your arms, i burry my cries in [...]
I felt (like i was drugged)
i felt (like i was drugged) 8/31/2020 where are the answers i seek? are they written in the stars? the sand beneath my toes and feet? should i look inward and contemplate the secrets of the universe while sipping some tea? i have been bold lately–and hungry. starving. i want to devour every opportunity and swallow [...]
resentment(giving too much of myself away)
resentment(giving too much of myself away) sept 4/2020 why is it that i grow resentful at the sound of the clock? i damn the hands of time but can’t catch my breath when my fate rewinds. i face my adversaries with indifference; i am bold and confused. i’m loud and insecure and damn, why is [...]
rebirth(the RIDE, the THRILL)
i wonder if my fate was never this—i’ve become too dependent and here i am, sitting here looking foolish. how to rebuild the walls of my pride. too focused on positivity and rebirth, i should have been preparing for the storm and rain. so many times i’ve become involved in other people’s stories–it was the [...]
Mecca-Amirah Jackson 