poetry – Page 79 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

sensitive

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

supple, sensitive skin, a senseless body trapped in a prison that feels everything. sensations lap lovingly on my sweat-slick skin, sensible decisions have been lost dismissed, disregarded as I pursue all aspects of satisfaction. senses rob me , drown me, fill me with pleasure tinged with pain until I am finally desensitized.

Poetry

Chosen

February 6, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Chosen to love you. The elements have forewarned us Of the battles ahead, The walls that will tear, When I shed my last tear. I have braved the front lines, for you. A Glock to my head, I bit the bullet, for you. 2 bullets left in the chamber, 10 seconds left before time runs [...]

Body Positive, feminism, Poetry, thoughts

my womb is not my own;

February 6, 2017February 7, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Like Eve, I fell, And like Lilith, I am punished. My womb is not my own; Pale hands caress and judge As I spread my thighs with my own authorization; my womb is not my own; Pain wrecks havoc inside of me, I curl Up like the fetus inside me; my womb is not my [...]

Poetry

dewy at the center

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

dewy at the center, soft to the touch, (my pink petals taste the sweetest) yet you will never truly have enough.

Body Positive, feminism, Poetry, thoughts

I am

February 3, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

in all honesty, i am a compassionate person; a woman, female born, society defined, I am all and I am nothing; I crave the rays of sunlight, i dance under the crescent petals of night, i shiver when the sky weeps, i cheer when the droplets twirl in the white sky; I am human, I [...]