No One

No one 
No one goes down the road
I need to go
no one sees the things I see
no 
no one does

no one feels
the pain 
the shame I can’t conceal
I’m sure
no one does

But up above, surrounding me
is a presence that I know
I feel, I see
holds,
embraces me

Guiding me throughout
this perilous journey
like no one else ever does
no one
no one does. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

You Couldn’t Be

You couldn’t be 
what I needed 
wanted you to be. 

No matter
how hard you tried 
you couldn’t be. 

You couldn’t be 
all that I needed 
desired you to be. 

I see you couldn’t be 
you couldn’t be. 
~ Patrice  

Patrice Clarkson – 2022

In The Heart

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In the heart of my distress
I find an ark of happiness
Ferrys me to a life
In heaven’s image
No heartache, nor strife
In my dreams I seek, I see
This hallowed place I saw
I seek.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2015

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Tortured Are The Souls

Tortured are the souls
I see
Writhing in pure agony.

No remorse can be seen
Only furious anger
Seething.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Nobody

Nobody said I had to know
Nobody knew whether
I needed to go
To a place so true
Where the sky is a radiant blue
The grass beneath soft, tender feet
Welcomes all
And holds them safe
Need not go to another place.

Nobody knew
Nor did they say
What would happen in a place
So full of beauty, dignity
And quiet grace
That I know, I’ll live, I’ll see today.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

I Live In The Past

I live in the past
I see those days
I hear that heartbeat
Unable to make
Those old thoughts
Go away.

But

Not all sadness I feel
For joy and gladness
Support me today
I know I had, had it all
In the life I lived
Yesterday.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Only Thru The Looking Glass

Only thru the looking glass
Can I see what resides
Resides inside of me.

Only thru the looking glass
Will I be able
Able to be free.

Only thru the looking glass
Can I really
Really be me.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

I Learn Many Things

I learn many things
I see many times
The world as it turns
Intertwines.

My heart knows a reason
To decline
The advances of the destructive
Filled with misery kind.

It comes from within
This loving gift coming from
The divine.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

Hearing Nothing

Hearing nothing, feeling all
How can I be in love
With nothing, nothing at all?

 With words I wander in my mind
Imaging scenarios, images of all kinds
Maybe won’t come to pass
Maybe will last and last.

Doesn’t matter
For I see, I feel
While hearing nothing
Nothing not at all.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

Every Morning

Every morning I open my book
Writing
The words given to me.

Every morning I think about living
Life
Free with courtesy.

Every morning I see
A different morning
One
I make it to be.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018