Don’t Know

Don’t know 
where I’ve been 
or
what I’ve done. 

The truth
is 

I believe
my life, my journey 
has
just begun. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Tortured And Sad

Tortured and sad 
struggle to understand 
the world in my world 
beyond the bad. 

See the goodness 
believe and be glad 
for tomorrow 
may be better 
nothing 
tortured nor sad. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

The Truth

Sometimes the truth
hurts 
and
not the best thing 
to hear. 

Sometimes its good 
to accept the truth 
as it is 
as it seems. 

Sometimes you can
make the truth
the truth you need 
to embrace 
and
to believe. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

May

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May
Your heart be full of joy
Your words convey pleasure
Your eyes see pure beauty
Your ears believe.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

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I Should Not Believe

I know
I should not believe 
That all is well 
That’s just make believe 

Time has come
To stand still 
Feel the earth move 
See reality 

Ugly, beauty 
All of it understood 
Accepting, unconditionally 

Still believing 
In the grace of God 
Forever 
I will believe. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Believe

Believe in yourself 
and 
You’ll believe in God. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Feeling Honoured

Feeling honoured
and
very strong 

Living the best
I can 
making believe
nothing’s wrong. 

For tomorrow
will be
another day 

I’ll live thru it 
hugging
all that’s right 
leaving behind
all that’s wrong. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Poets

Heard them say 
their words with feeling 
Heard the tone
and
plaintive call. 

Knew my words
compared to theirs
were small  
overall. 

Understand
they have the stature 
believe
their words say
it all 

But
I look within myself 
and know
I still have to write
those words given me 
I have to answer
that 
inner call. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Tenderly

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Tenderly, I think of you
For the world was right
When I could hold you
With no forsaken thoughts
On my mind
As we laughed and talked
And oh so tender
Were those thoughts.

Tenderly, I think of you
You were my world
You gave me life
You showed me how
To navigate throughout
Any cursed strife
To hold on, to believe
For you gave me love
Tenderly.
~ Patrice

© Patrie Clarkson – 2016

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I Have To Hear The Singing

I have to hear the singing of the song
To believe
To move forward
Not look back nor doubt
Where the words come from.

That’s the only job that’s mine
Must breathe the words
Embrace the rhyme
Never forgetting they’ve come to me
At just the perfect time.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2020