Tender mercies follow me
Down the path
And cross the sea.
Tender mercies set me free
Of all this heartache
Anguish and hostility.
Tender mercies let me be
Happy, pleasant
Full of courtesy.
Tender mercies fill me
Full of grace, calm
And dignity.
Tender mercies now I see
Life and love
Can set me free.
Tender mercies let me be
A better person than
Even I thought I could be!
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Before the trials
Of the day takeover
Touch down
And feel the spirit
Of your soul.
Know where today
For today
You are.
Go forward
With that knowledge
Forward to forever.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
A leopard does not change his spots, we just see the other side.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
May the injury you feel not be so. Let it only reside in your mind where it can be viewed as unimportant, a trifle. Or erased forever.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Remember to be good to yourself.
All else will fall into place.
Trust and be good to yourself.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
I remember when
It was bliss and happiness.
The world was mine
To chose to do
Whatever I choose to do.
No restrictions, no what ifs
Nothing to dim the mix.
Talented, optimistic
That’s what I saw.
I could do it all
Cut thru the impossible
Walk on water
Anything and everything.
Yes, I could do it all.
I smile to see
Those thoughts
That dwelt inside of me.
For life is different now
Than what I did expect.
Not so bad
For I did get
That needed in
Fulfilling my soul
Becoming
What God expects.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Journey to the other side. See it with a different perspective.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
I thank those of you
Who treated me
In my ‘Blond’ time
With respect and dignity.
And for those
Who laughed
And ridiculed
I thank you too.
For you have let me see
There are beautiful people
In this world
And ones filled
With misery.
You have a place
Here in this world
But it is nowhere
Near or part of me.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
Actually
I have succeeded where I did not think it possible.
Believe.
You will succeed.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
If I do not seek
I will not learn.
If I do not learn
I will not grow.
If I do not grow
I will not be
The kind of person
I want the world
To see.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2012
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