poetry blog – Page 7 – Mecca-Amirah Jackson

Poems Based on Flowers, Poetry, Romantic

bleeding heart

April 30, 2017May 1, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

plumpy and tender like a bleeding heart, she dripped truth from her lips like milk and honey. rosettes dot the surface; slowly, sin coats her lips, he could not help but turn her chin and take a lazy sip. with the flick of the tongue, and a promise that lingered like a phantom breeze, they [...]

Poetry, thoughts

you are no longer needed

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

you are no longer needed, no longer required, an obsolete appliance that has begun to rust and decay. i hope you understand i do and will forever pay my respects to you; you were the reason i was able to learn how to become stronger even when i was so broken that even the strongest [...]

Poetry

dandelions

April 18, 2017by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

the dandelions once catered to my wants and needs. bending by the stem to lend an ear, i brushed my lips on you, eager to spread the buzz of secrets. you once shook in excitement, the tickle of the summer breeze once tasted like rain. we shared laughs and you brushed my tears, tenderly, motherly [...]

Poetry, Romantic

infatuation

April 8, 2017April 8, 2017by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

the sting of love’s kiss burns and soothes simultaneously. i cannot get him out of my mind; i fashion this hero from spools threaded with dreams and desire. obsession is a drug that is tinted red like flames and spoils on the tongue like cream. he promises me good days yet only comes to me when [...]

Poetry

like ashes

April 4, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

i must be on your mind, right? it is not fair that out of the two of us, i am the only one suffering? sleep evades me, i question each and every bite, the mirror and i are no longer friendly, my moods shift, augment, dissolve like the faces of the moon. it eats at [...]