Apart

Once close to me 
now apart  
that’s where we stand
with
a different point of view

How
did it come to this
when
did we drift apart
did
you feel me leaving
your head, your heart?

No void,
no thought
at one time
could keep us
apart

But now
I stand on opposite shore
wondering
whatever happened 
happened
that drove us 
drove us so very, very far apart. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

What To Do

I read the lines, saw the words
But no thought came to mind
Had no idea what was said
No vision of what to do.

My soul was cold
My heart frozen over
My ears, my eyes
Knew not what to do.

My feet they left
Never knowing the answer
To the question asked
Never knowing what to do.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

The Heart Is Mended

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The heart is mended, the life is fine
No thought is taken
Of what happened back in time.

Moving forward, risking not
Becoming ice
In a land that’s hot.

Then in the midst of emptiness
She dares, she dreams
she dreams a lot.
~ Patrice

® Patrice Clarkson – 2014

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Rocking Horse Ride

Rocking horse ride
Thundering across the plain
Nostrils flared
Mane aflame.

Rocking horse ride
Without a care
Through the meadow
On the path of some incidental.

Rocking horse ride
With power and strength
No thought
For heartache or complaints.

Rocking horse ride
Throughout time
Please don’t leave
Me far behind.

Rocking horse ride
And understand no bar’s too low
Or hill too high
For a rocking horse to ride and ride.
~ Patrice 

© Patrice Clarkson 2015

The Heart Is Mended

The heart is mended, the life is fine
No thought is taken
Of what happened back in time.

Moving forward, risking not
Becoming ice
In a land that’s hot.

Then in the midst of emptiness
She dares, she dreams
she dreams a lot.
~ Patrice

® Patrice Clarkson – 2014