Know

I know, you know
We know

Know what you say?

The truth, the way
That’s what I think, I hope
We know today. 
~ Patrice 

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

When I Hear

When I hear the voices call 
My heart bumps 
skips a beat.

When I hear that melody
I know 
know I’m not alone
nor to be.

When I hear the voices sing
sing of love, compassion 
everything. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Holding Out, Holding Close

Holding out, holding close 
Thoughts of yesteryear

Knowing they arrived
Played out
And
Now have disappeared.

Reasons why, reasons known
I can’t decipher
I can’t cry out

All I know
they happened
They’re with me now 

Till I leave this earth, till I too 
Am no longer here.  
~ Patrice  

 

 

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

See The Way

Thirteen-year-old Jana left Chernivtsi with her family and two dogs. They travelled with some family friends who have relatives in Italy, where they are hoping to stay. “In Ukraine, children stay hidden, afraid their homes might collapse at any moment,” says Jana as she strokes her dog. [Ioana Moldovan/Al Jazeera]

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See the way, see the path 
Move forward, don’t look back 

Embrace the knowledge 
You’re going to safety 

Where no one
Can hurt you 

Not now, nor never 
Just know, believe that. 
~ Patrice  

*Donate to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal – Red Cross

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

The Knowledge, The Answers

Hearing, listening
for
the knowledge 
the answers 

I need, I seek 

It may be tomorrow 
or
the day after that 

They’ll come 

the knowledge 
the answers 
will appear 

I know 

Just like that. 
~ Patrice   

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I Haven’t Been

I haven’t been 
the one to love

I haven’t been

I haven’t been 
the one to cherish

I haven’t been

I haven’t been
no matter what you say 

I know

I know the truth 
I know 

I haven’t been.
~ Patrice 

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Know What I’m Doing

Know what I’m doing
Know what I did
Now going to where
I love, I live

All is well
And making life
All
That I need, that I give.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

I Feel The Wheels Turning

I feel the wheels turning
I know
I’m moving ahead
left behind is the quandary
shall I stay safe
or
go forward instead.

The path is convoluted
many twists and turns ahead
but I know
I feel
It’s the only road I must travel
before I sleep
lay down
rest my weary head.
~ Patrice  

© Patrice Clarkson – 2020

More Than Enough

More than enough
Has come to mind
Now
Deep breath in
Long breath out
Stand firm
Look around
Know what’s coming
Coming about.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

You Don’t Know What I Know

Patrice Clarkson's Blog

You don’t know what I know

You don’t feel what I feel

You don’t see what I see

You can’t hear what I hear

Because

You are not and never will be me.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2014

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