relationships – Page 10 – 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

thunderstorms

April 27, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

thunderstorms on my tongue thunderstorms in my head, we taste like rain showers even when we fall asleep in bed. rain drops on vinyl, i can listen to the way you laugh on repeat. bend me over and kiss me like you’re on fire. consume me with each breathe, take me as if each kiss [...]

Romantic

falling in love

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

She may taste like sunshine, But I taste like thunderstorms. I whet the tongue With flavors that fall from my lips Like rain drops. The spritz Of coconut drives you insane. Tropical love, the press of heat On your neck, I rub ocean spray Up and down my thighs. Cocoa butter Kneaded into my skin, [...]

thoughts, writing

“how are you feeling?”

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017by Mecca_Amirah4 Comments

how are you feeling? “i feel like I’m drowning, like I’ve been fooling myself for these past few months. not even a quarter of the year and I’ve already broken down twice and cried countless nights. I’ve been pushing down these emotions so passionately yet they have been leaking out slowly and suddenly like a [...]

Poetry

envelop me

April 19, 2017by Mecca_Amirah1 Comment

envelop me, overtake me, smother my last breath with your kisses. i gasp for air, for freedom, for more, yet you bite at my lips. a tease, you run your tongue on the edge, dipping into my secrets as causally as you fell past my defenses. i did not see you coming; you came suddenly, [...]