Power My Life

Power my life
To be the best
The best
I can be.

Let no secrets keep me
From being that one
I want
Need to be.

Let joy soar
Singing far above
And
Around my head.

I see what I’m capable of
All I need
All
I want to be.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Solely Hope

Solely hope
That I do come to see 
The way 
The light of all 
All I want to do and be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Don’t Want To Be You

I don’t want to be you
I want
Want to be me
Allowing nothing to stand in the way
Whether the path be straight or crooked
It doesn’t matter
It’s the way I’ll travel on my journey
To be just me

Today.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

I Want

I don’t want
To talk about bad things to come
Not about people
Who have succumb to treacherous lives
No weeping
Wailing can disguise.

No, I want
To talk about how my heart soars
My voice roars the beauty of things
And the gentle kindness
A good heart brings.

These,
These are the things
I want to hold
These are the things
I want to be told.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Seeking Solitude

Seeking solitude, quiet and a resting mind
No bitterness, no crime
No tears smearing a saddened face
Only a smile, a happy thought
A loving gesture
All things caring in this
A quiet time.

That’s what I want, I need
In this
My quiet mind.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2017