by Grace Tompkins | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The flowers bloom lilies covered in dew Dandelions drifting in the air The rose, beautiful and ever so fair Cherry blossoms making their appearance A short preformance of Spring’s sincereness Wild flowers lighting fields in their bright flames Spreading through the...
by Grace Tompkins | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Standards written on my skin Scribbles of what I should have been Measurements and numbers Mark my feet to my shin Words written on my chest to my chin ‘You’re not good enough’ Whispers faint and thin Whispers coming from within A hollow body, a trapped mind and soul...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I thought I’d been in love Once or twice before I never realized What it really had instore I thought I knew love To find out it was an illusion To watch the smoke and mirrors, as a curtains fades To pretend it was love everyday To wake up from a sleep, so deep, Yet...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you listen closely, you can hear the quiet pitter-patter on keys, fingers typing rapidly, words to a page. What is being written varies from person to person. Is it the bearded man in the corner? What could he be writing? It could be truth or wisdom, found in the...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’re on my mind Almost all the time I’m so far away From where you stay My heart beats heavy in my chest If missing you is a marathon Then I’ve beat my personal best I must confess I look for you when the stars are out Through my search, to this mystery I’m devout...
by Grace Tompkins | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
The fan Swirls above my head Long hours laying in my bed I trace the shadows on my wall Throughout my room they Stand so tall Swallowed in darkness, My spirit only remains Even in my hour of crisis I try to stay tame Death entices with it’s everlong retort In...
