Archive for the ‘My Musings’ Category

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I’ll Be There

September 14, 2024
Last used Sept. 13/24

I’ll be there on the wind
Whispering
You’ll hear my voice
As you walk down the quiet hall
Laughing. 

I’ll be there 

When you graduate
Applauding 
And
Do not hesitate, do not wait
For 

I’ll be there 

With you
In all your accomplishments 
When you’re sad 
Alone and just a little mad 
To comfort you, see you thru 

I’ll be there 

When things get hard
When you don’t know
Where to end, where to start 
To give you all my strength 
Help you see your path 
Your lane 

I’ll be there 

And
When you too
Pass thru Heaven’s Gate
When your time has come
I’ll greet you 

I’ll be there. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

For John and my friend Maria Rest in peace 🥰

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In A Spot

September 12, 2024
In A Spot ~ Watercolour by Patrice

You place me
in a spot
I don’t want to be. 

I struggle to be
somewhere else
somewhere sunny, happy
somewhere
where I want to be. 

You don’t control me
you can’t make me
something that I’m not
I don’t want to be. 

So I’ll let you go
I’ll move beyond your control
and not be
in a spot
I don’t want to be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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To Be

September 10, 2024
To Be - self-illustration by Patrice

I couldn’t be 
all that I was suppose 
to be. 

I couldn’t seem 
to succeed 
at being 
what you wanted me 
to be. 

No, all I’ve ever been 
all I need to be 
is 
that person  

I am 

That person 
God wants me 
to be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Lonely And All Alone

August 27, 2024
Lonely And All Alone ~ Photo by Patrice

Lonely and all alone
I stand at the entrance
wondering
wondering should I go in
or
stay here

Lonely and all alone. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Not Sure

August 13, 2024
Not Sure ~ Photo by Patrice

Not sure why
Anything is. 

Not sure how
The earth came to be
Nor if it’s existed
More than an eternity. 

Not sure why
My heart does pound
When I feel your presence
Next to mine. 

Not sure I’ll be here
Laughing, crying with my family
Til the sun sets
On all humanity. 

Not sure
Not sure I want to be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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I Can’t Believe

August 7, 2024
I Can't Believe ~ Illustration by Patrice

I can’t believe
the things I see
I need 

Maybe tomorrow
I’ll be better able to handle
all that comes at me 

Maybe then
I’ll smile, relax
and
know it was meant to be 

Meant
just for me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Give Me The Kind Of Strength

July 31, 2024
Give Me The The Kind Of Strength ~ Photo by Patrice

Oh give me
the kind of strength
you show 

I should be 

Let me give the love
you do
forgiving
all that transgressed
against thee 

I know I haven’t
shame on me 

Then
I see you giving all
with no thought
of what may come
to be 

I’m in awe
of you 

I care, I hold 
I love you 

Desperately. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

Lil ~ May I be more like you ~ ♥♥

 

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Unacceptable, Acceptable

July 24, 2024
Unacceptable Acceptable ~ Photo by Patrice

Totally unacceptable
Totally
Not what I want
The question though
is. . . 

What do I really want? 

Something acceptable
Something that makes me happy
Something that
I want. 

Makes me get up in the morning
Sleep
Restful in the night. 

Yes 
That’s definitely
Definitely what I want.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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To Know

July 22, 2024
To Know ~ Illustration by Patrice for Holt, Rinehart and Winston's reader, 'Flights Near And Far'

 Can I see? 

Be what I want to be? 

Know the path to go? 

Can I bypass the treacherous 
Not
What I need to see
To know? 

The answer is mine
To say, to see 
To know. 

For it’s all there
And that’s 
That is what I know. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024

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Sentenced To Life

July 17, 2024
Sentenced To Life ~ Illustration by Patrice

Sentenced to life
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to live an existence
Filled with loving hearts
No tragedy, no criticism
No regrets.

Which is yours?
Which sentence will be your verdict?

Your living, your existence
Or
Your death?

Choosing is yours

Choosing
Is
What we do
With
Each heartbeat
Each breath. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024