Strangely Enough

Strangely enough
All is okay
All is moving forward
Taking 
A deep breath in, deep sigh
Life is good
We have lasted
And 
Strangely enough
Survived. 
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

I

I can’t be scorned, belittled or debased
I am alive, I have survived
And
I know, know what I need to do.
~ Patrice

Patrice Clarkson – 2019

My Beating Heart

My heart is heavy
She feels so old
So many stories
How many more
To be told?

She ticks and beats
She has survived
She seen joys
She has cried.

Blood fills
Pulses to
My mind, hands, feet
And back thru.

How many more thumps
Does she have
Not mine to know
Just glad I have her
I have
My beating heart.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

I Drink My Coffee

I drink my coffee
I sip my tea
I struggle in the morning
Just to be me.

Then in the afternoon
It all becomes clear
Salvation from questions
I have no answers to
No answers for
Those I hold dear.

As night settles in
And my heart quietly rests
I see I’ve been tested
And survived with the rest.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013