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i am ready to start over

July 19, 2018July 18, 2018by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

ive finally found clarity... this new, alien feeling, i will treat it as if is it was a fledging tree. i will be tender with its root and I will sit back and watch with unparalleled awe at what i accomplished. green-thumb, green eyes darken to a lovely amber, i am ready to start over [...]

Poetry

and then you were gone…

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

i woke up and then you were gone- i searched high and low, beneath a waning tree, and by that boy’s house who once said he was going to marry me. maybe one day I’ll accept the truth: that a love that is honest and true scared you more than the demons whispering in my [...]

Poetry

you can’t save me

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

you can’t save me, i can’t save you, you are ready to give up and i already gave you the permission to leave. i gave you the keys, you jumped in the car, and left with such breakneck speed.

Poetry

take a moment

May 10, 2018by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

take a moment to look up and fall back in love with earth’s splendors✨

Poetry

maiden of flowers

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018by Mecca_Amirah2 Comments

you split the earth apart, just to capture my heart. persephone, maiden of flowers, maiden of dewy thighs, and rounded breasts, you were rich of land but poor of company, duty-bound but smitten. sprouting from the earth, they call me damsel instead of bringer of life, harbinger of men. reluctant instead of queen, but i [...]