Heaven Help, Heaven Hold

Heaven help, heaven hold 
the lost, the angry, the destitute
leave no one behind
let no one be lost
in the depths of heartache
at
all costs.

I have seen your light
I’ve reached, taking hold
embracing all it’s warmth
it’s love
for an eternity
untold.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022 

Disappears

Metlakatla Indian Residential School Students
Indigenous students attending the Metlakatla Indian Residential School.
(Credit: William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada / C-015037)

Taking hold, making clear 
the world has become 
a place where
no one hears 
the cries of those lost 
those
that have disappeared 

Bring them back, hold them dear  
for it is up to us 
to make our earth whole  
where everyone has a path
can be heard and never again 
disappears. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021