by Grace Tompkins | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
I don’t like to write love poems anymoreIt’s just useless lyrical nonsenseDisplaying blind devotionOld words rooted in lost emotionKindling for the next flameBringing with it old painI much rather spend my timeWriting adoration for the world around meFor the birds,...
by Grace Tompkins | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
A wave washes over me My field of existence rocked The plane in which I live upon a catalyst of sorts My heartbeat slows as I fade away drifting from reality Into my mind, I stay worlds form with a single thought my tongue caught on the snags of beautiful words lost...
by Grace Tompkins | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
My Desire consume me In my dreams they find me, I’m lost in you The Idea of loving you It’s too much I can’t do this; I can’t do this I’m all consumed My everything working against me Every fiber of my being giving me Explanations of why You and I should be I can’t do...
by Grace Tompkins | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s raining. Like it was when I met you. Stealing glances over the rims of our mugs; Dreaded coffee breath- I never really minded. Rain pitter-pattered on the window; the chill nipping at my nose. The steam rising, espresso delight in A moment my heart calls home. I...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
It occurred to me yesterday that I was a child yesterday. And today I am where I had never thought I would be. Standing at the age of between; with two I hold dearly. Car keys in my hand, sorting through a cluttered purse. Pocky sticks and bubble Tea tasting something...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Twilight Rainy Saturdays in the Highlands A home away from home. I could get lost in its energy, It’s haven For all who create For those who celebrate everything made. -And I think to myself, who am I to deny This creativity bubbling inside A place where love letters...
