Tag: poetry book
W.E.B DuBois
growing up biracial✨ it was at this moment where i began to struggle with self-identity. am i white/black enough? why couldn’t i be both? as an adolescent, people’s comments would frustrate me and i would unconsciously do things to appease them. i just wanted to be like everyone else-i never wanted to be treated differently. ...
nights were once the loneliness
nights were once the lonelinesses of times until i shut my eyes and saw that the moon is always there, present, when when the sky is bright. an omnipotent being hovering over my deeds, my pleas and the rare weakness of greed; i knew that there was time to grow, to change, to allow others ...
el dorado
night-bloomer is finished! 🌙now the editing process and final arrangements begin💕 in the meantime, check out my first book inflorescence! Link in the bio 🌸
nights were made for adventures
https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1520911968&sr=8-1
summertime sadness
I will never apologize for being too strong, too outspoken, too bright in a world that swallows lies and humbly accepts the darkness. no, not when ive crawled to the top. no longer will i be on my knees, no longer will i beg. because i never want to suffer such betrayal again. https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41k9XtyUpJL&dpPl=1&keywords=mecca-amirah%20jackson&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&qid=1514054983&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1 ...
you woke something inside of me
you woke something inside of me; something slumbering beneath a cloak of my own insecurities and doubts. such trivial sights were once mundane and pedestrian but now, now i take pause and contemplate everything around me. stories can be woven in every being, every element, every damning breeze: you have corrupted me. you opened my ...
night out
https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519606102&sr=8-1&keywords=mecca-amirah+jackson&dpID=41nCi3%252B9JDL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
city day
In an amazing mood today✨ What are you currently reading?📚 I’m going to splurge on some books this weekend–I would love some recommendations https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1519094801&sr=8-1
not enough
i wrote you out of my life because you were a danger to my self-esteem, my vibes, my energy, and goddamn, even my teeth. so many nights i bit down on the truth; you were my biggest muse but now, i no longer need you✨ https://www.amazon.com/inflorescence-Mecca-Amirah-Jackson/dp/1981171738/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41k9XtyUpJL&dpPl=1&keywords=mecca-amirah%20jackson&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&qid=1514054983&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1
will-o-wisps and fireflies
will-o-wisps and fireflies, i thought with time, those memories would stop taunting me at night. same pain, different face, a pattern that i am determined to break, i am still hoping for better days • • • click the link my book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1981171738/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
