You Showed Me How

April 28, 2026

You gave me life
you showed me how
to
live life
exist in a world
that
sometimes wears a scowl
You didn’t accept the mundane, the trivial
you shot for the heights
you tried, you did it
then
you showed me how.
~ Patrice

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts of your Dad. I know that he must have loved you, just as you loved him.

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by Eternity April 28, 2026 at 12:41 pm

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- Thanks Eternity, 🫶🏻
  I loved him. Only wish I’d told him so many, many more times than I did.
  
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  by Patrice April 28, 2026 at 3:20 pm
  
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  - I understand what you are saying. I don’t know if my father ever said that he loved me, even though I knew that he did,
    
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    by Eternity April 29, 2026 at 10:11 am
  - I feel they showed that they loved in many ways not just in saying ‘I Love You’.
    
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    by Patrice April 29, 2026 at 11:31 am
what a lovely tribute to your dad, he sounds amazing

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by beth April 28, 2026 at 1:02 pm

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- Thank you Beth 💖
  Today was the day that he passed and I wanted to share how much he gave me, guided me and showed me. I wish he could have stayed a little longer 🫶🏻
  
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  by Patrice April 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
  
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Thank you for sharing this special moment of your dad with us.

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by Dawna May 5, 2026 at 12:42 am

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- Thank you for sharing his memory with me 🫶🏻
  
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  by Patrice May 5, 2026 at 1:19 pm
  
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