inflorescence Quotes

“peace was never
at the forefront of my mind.
a war waged inside of me,
but i began to take
joy in the slaughter
and bloodshed.

—confession ii”
― Mecca-Amirah Jackson, inflorescence

“my mouth was shut
for so long that my teeth decayed.
you complained
that my lips were always
dry and chapped;
you kissed me anyway,
even when they cracked and bled.

—you kissed me anyway
 ”
― Mecca-Amirah Jackson, inflorescence

“a cracked yolk split between her thighs.
she rushed to clean up her shame.
yellow stained her hands;
yellow stained her child,
who was born in a world designed to hate.

—the early nineties
 ”
― Mecca-Amirah Jackson, inflorescence