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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

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 [...]

thoughts

Reflective i (shattered)

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<Reflective i> (shattered) My eyes red with tears yet to be spent, Yours eyes were solid like mahogany yet hollow with rot. you saw the pain that Ran deep within them yet you turned your cheek. Blood wept from the sores you left inside of me. You promised me forever; forever was a beaten road [...]

Poetry, Romantic

Unrequited

July 1, 2017July 1, 2017by Mecca_AmirahLeave a Comment

“is it about me? the poem you wrote about my eyes? that they hold you, keep you, sustain you? that moment when i made you smile, and i thought it was the trick of the light, could have i found the truth if i leaned a little bit closer? we never kissed, little more [...]