by Grace Tompkins | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
I read the words I wrote Of admiration, of my love Every sentence adorned with my declarations Of adorations Of what weaved you and I to be But now those words feel lifeless, Like memories fading away Wasting in my mind, the spam folder I’m trying to find Because...
by Grace Tompkins | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
The morning light peers into the room My eyes open as those thoughts begin to loom My mind wanders from place to place Struggling to compensate For lost time, and lost dreams For distancing myself from the world I see For not excepting the reality No more obsession of...
by Grace Tompkins | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
In midst of it all, I had held on to what I knew. My comfort came through grains of sand that fell through my hands. My anchor of control pulled me into the chaos. I found myself in the dark, and the glowsticks of my childhood couldn’t give me the light. I was in...
by Grace Tompkins | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I used to look for cherry blossoms in the Spring Brushing my fingers across the flowers in the trees Standing on my tippy toes, trying to reach The beauty floating above me Now, I walk past the blooms They now remind me of my perpetual gloom They remind me of what...
by Grace Tompkins | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I suppose this is to tell you that I’m still here That I’m still there. I could promise you I’ll write more I could assure you I know what this post is for But that wouldn’t be true, would it? I can’t lie to you, that I forgot to pick up my pen, Because somewhere I...
