I Need To Know

I can’t keep you happy
I can’t let you go
No one can say the things
I need to know.

Bow my head in anguish
Raise it in joy
Move forward, telling
No one where or what
I need to know.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Til My Heart Burns Out

I’ll hold you
Til my heart burns out
My lips not speak
And
My eyes won’t cry.

Then and only then
Will I let you go
Free
To be in eternity.

I’ll still be there
And
Together we’ll share
A love so strong
Not a word or a universe
Can keep us apart.

For you, you see
Will always be
A burning
A burning in my heart.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019