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Chapter One : She Who Expels the Light

July 7, 2017January 18, 2021by Mecca_Amirah3 Comments

Chapter One - She Who Expels the Light Tomo Ghyria was a city swathed in rumors and secrets, and I was determined to unveil them all. I have never been to the capital—I rarely left my small village in Bighorn except for jobs, but I could not pass up the chance to see why [...]

Poetry

talk the talk

July 7, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<talk the talk> you talk the talk, haircut always fresh, buzzed eyes, you stood out to me; amidst a crowd of flashy colors and gaudy nights, i could not stay away, even when i desperately tried. sneakers always fresh, tired eyes but your head game is a mess, you stood apart, even when you tripped [...]

Poetry, Romantic

be the one

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<be the one> Be my sunny afternoons, even when it rains. Be the one to hold me, kiss me fiercely, and lie to me and tell me it's okay. Be the one you who takes me by the back of the neck and reminds me who I belong to. Ride me, take me, love [...]

Poetry, Romantic

conversation and connection

July 6, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<conversation and connections> We don't say much when we are together; the world could collapse around us, the stars could fall like raindrops, and the moon could pierce the sun and even then,  silence,  golden silence, has become a silver lining in my noisy heart. Who could have known that the less said, says the most?  Who [...]

Poetry

Reflective v (Forgiveness)

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

<Reflective v> (Forgiveness) I love me for me; me, who is imperfect And sometimes wrong. me, who puts others before herself. me, who never hesitates to love–love others, love strangers, love the boy in her dreams who makes her think of things like lazy days of talking under a setting sun with the roof [...]