Don’t Tell Me

Don’t tell me 
I must be the same
same as you, not me.

Don’t tell me
my beating heart
doesn’t count.

Don’t tell me 
my thoughts are just lies.

Don’t tell me 
the tears I weep will never
bring back ones lost.

Don’t tell me this
I ask of you
I plead, I cry. 
~ Patrice  

 

 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe tomorrow 
Maybe
Another day
Maybe it’ll feel like forever
In the way you feel
Today.

But

Your end will come
In a moment
Or
It may have come
Yesterday.

Your purpose, your mission
Is
To live each moment
Each day  
With joy and happiness.

So
When you close your eyes
For forever
You’ll smile
And
You’ll say

“That was fun 
That was, a good day!” 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

The Essence Of Me

No one can 
or
will be 
the essence of me. 

Me, alone 
is the only one 
I am. 

Pure with faults 
that’s who 
who I am, I can
will be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

You Haven’t Been The One

I know 
you haven’t been
the one
to make a difference
in my life.

That can only be
has to be
my purpose
my only purpose
forever, ever be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

@ 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

Me

After deep soul searching
Searching deep
Within
The depth of
Me

I found

Found I could be
The one
The one and only one
The only one of
Me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

My Guiding Light

In the midst of the darkest night 
you are my guiding light 

With the bright beam of morning day 
you show me my way 

You give me life 

You save my soul 

I feel you 

You are
my ever present guiding light. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Solely Told Her

Solely 
told her what 
I think 
no anger, sadness 
did I convey 

Nothing more 
than encouragement 
nothing more 
could 
would I say 

Moving on 
believing 
I made a difference 
in herself 
this hour, this day 

Nothing
more 
nothing else 
did I say.  
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Happy

Make it happy 
make it be something
you take home 
giving joy and pleasantries. 

No strife or anger 
nor what ever could be 
just happy, happy as can be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Have Nothing To Say

I have nothing to say 

– Today –

Words are none 
mute and quietly nothing 

I may say 
great words of wisdom 
in coming days 

But for now 

– Today – 

I have nothing to say. 
~ Patrice  

 

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022