poetry – Page 90 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Flamingo pink

April 11, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Flamingo pink, rosette ruffled feathers scattered over my white duvet, delicacies on decadence, burn pink patches in its wake, is it too late to say–

Poetry, Thoughtful

The Reluctance of Seasons

April 8, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Droplets of rain, falling from the sky in uniform ease, Spring unearths from the soil, green coils of stems straining for the predisposed light, mouth gaping and hungry for air tinged with smog and disappointments. Rainy days are no longer the same, since I choose to save my sanity; lonely afternoons hysteria crawling up my [...]

Thoughtful

2:52 am

April 4, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

At this lonely hour, 2:52 and my mind continues to wander. My heart is torn in two As I listen to the radio, My heart aching at the strum Of a sad rhythm and blues. Pause–as he croons of heartbreak. Nod my head as she screams A Valkyrie's cry for revenge. Dark and troubled, The ether [...]

horror

A loud crash and a gentle fold,

April 1, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

I know of paradise: a balmy breeze that teases between my toes, seawater tickling up my legs, my calves freckled with white sand and phantom hands, in the form of purple tentacles, sneak around my ankles, drag me into the heart of the sea. a loud crash and a gentle fold, the lull of the [...]

otherworldly, Poetry, Romantic, Thoughtful

Enchanted

March 26, 2016June 30, 2016by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

Enchanted by your presence, damneded by your testy resolve, I know no remedy to this happenstance but I can only await my lovers return, flesh whetted with mulberries and thistle eyes frosted with remembrance. At the fresh, warm breeze of Midsummer eve, we shared a kiss of mulled wine, and bit down on rowan bark. [...]