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

Today Is A Day Of Sadness

Today is a day of sadness
Grief and despair
Loss of a life dear to me forever
No words to express or share
Only emotions, raw feelings
The sadness
Deep in the empty void there.

Remorse, gratitude
For the time given and lost
Gone forever
Forever and ever
please don’t despair.

Piecing screams of anguish
Going far away, coming back
Today I remember
Say a prayer for a life
And a way gone forever
Forever and ever
Just despair.

A different path taken
Giving thanks for the lessons
Time spent teaching ways to survive
In a world without him forever
Forever and ever for this day
He died.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2011