You Heard Me Call

You heard me call 
I didn’t say words needed 
Not yesterday.

All was lonely, all was not right 
You heard me call but turned away. 

Words stung, they torn away 
A facade built up way before today. 

You heard me call and laughed away
The sights envisioned for tomorrow
Created just today. 

I have stopped, I call no more
For words must be by someone else 
It’s not my work, not anymore. 
~ Patrice

Patrice Clarkson – 2021

Having A Hard Day

Having a hard day
Sleepless last night
Thinking all that angers me
Keeps me up at night.

Not mine to control
Not mine
Yet I struggle
Struggle to let go.

Happiness evades me
Anger, frustration
He said
She did.

Why can’t they see
They’re not right
And I’m in the wrong place
Not where I want to be.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Faldo Came To Me Last Night

 

 

 

Faldo came to
me.
last night

Showed me
things
I thought
were not
right.

Then he made
me see
they were alright.

Yes
Faldo came to me
last night.
~ Patrice

 

 

 

 

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013