She bit into an Apple made of glass, The fragments slicing her tongue, Her blood enhancing the poignant flavors As she chewed and crunched with cautious vigor. Shards dug into the walls of her mouth, A river of blood seeping past her lips, Her teeth grinding the glass into fractures, The pieces sparkling- sifting through [...]
Tag: thoughtful
Before the Fall
Ultimately, before the fall, We were all sinners- Our greatest sin, curiosity That lead us astray from Eden And into the arms of unspeakable And innumerable atrocities. Did Lucifer smile when he fell, Knowing we were doomed As his wings were burnt from hellfire? Did his revenge taste decadently sweet As he became audience and [...]
Musings from a Skeptic
I wonder where passion originates from and why it seems to have slipped from my grasp. In the blissfully naive days of my recent, sophomoric, misdirected youth, passion was endearingly too common, clogging my mind with images of crafted lust. I blame the media profusely; the movies that script a love that conquerors death, TV [...]
Broken Promises
I wrote this a few years ago and have revised it! ----------------------------------- A love that was immature, ruthless, toxic, A union built on festering lies, drunken advances, innocent ventures, and skilled fingers, We promised honesty, but lies became our vice of choice. It started off small- flimsy white lies, Redirecting the conversation, confident eyes and [...]
The End of the World
My future lies out in front of me, A map work of stars That glitter and sparkle tauntingly- Different perilous routes, risky aspirations, hardened journeys awaiting for me, me, me- A pretty girl unrooted from The man-made earth- Gravity stalls and stunts my growth- My leaps falter as mountains crumble, Volcanos burp waste And the [...]
Mecca-Amirah Jackson 