poetry – Page 81 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Thursday night

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I escape the pressures of youth By chasing back the hard liquor That steals my breath. The bartender knows my face now, Slides my drink before I even take my seat. I nod my head And I know this will be a quick fix. The guy at the end of the bar watches Me from [...]

Poetry, Romantic

Standing Ovation

December 31, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

A song plays in my heart, Absent to the ears around me. The melody binds my anxieties And strips away all reason. Slick bed sheets and dimmed lights, my eyes roll back and my toes curl As you trace my curves with your lips. Hands tangled in my hair, I look up as we [...]

horror, Poetry

Trapped

December 7, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

a hollow sound resonates now when i brush my knuckles on my bedroom walls. an absent echo floods my ears like bleach. discarded snowflakes flutter to the ground as i claw and scratch. the woman behind the walls screams in terror as I try in vain to free her. she wails like a banshee [...]

Poetry, Structured

Sweet, sweet water

December 7, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

sweet, sweet water bathe me in remembrance. trickle down my smooth, smooth skin, until I am heavy with fullness. push past my puckered lips, a seal broken by Genesis. baby, I do not want to hurt, no, I do not want to hurt no more. the water took my mama, my daddy, my future [...]

horror, Poetry

Rancid and candid even in death,

December 7, 2016January 12, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Rancid and candid even in death, fate pushed me in the righteous path– impatient to steal my breath. the rush of wings clouded my mind as I trained my receptors front and center: disastrous desire! a faint whistle tickles my neck, as the fatal quake of rigor mortis, rips away sensibility and dignity. A [...]