It doesn’t come easy
it’s
very hard
Keeping my mouth quiet
taking care
not to say anything
hurtful
demeaning
not
too hard
This is my quandary
this is
my mission
no matter my apprehension
But
still
still it’s very
very hard.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
How much can you take?
How much can you stand?
Where will it end?
Is there
no conscience
no
equality
no line in the sand?
The world awaits your decision
the world hopes your eyes
are
not blinded
by
lies told
again and again.
Hopefully
we’ll stand
together
support one another
as
friends can
When lies
brutality
rise their ugly heads
once more, once again.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Do I know you
Have you been
My friend?
Will I know that in times of trouble
I can count on you
Once more, once again?
Questions, answers
I say, ask
Over and over again
Still
I don’t know for certain
You really are
My friend.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Morning doves
are
such gentle folk
they don’t yell or scream
like
Blue Jays
cry
No, they simply
silently
move across the quiet sky
cooing softly
as
they sit
side-by-side.
I hope
I can be
like
a morning dove
kind and gentle
full
of
quiet love.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
I’ve fallen down
a cavern
so deep
My heart is swallowed up
by something
that
creeps
My eyes see only darkness
black
dense
so deep
My feet stumble
over rocks large
sharp
cutting me
so deep
Will I find my way out?
Will I once again
feel the sun’s rays
enveloping me
warming
me
making me know
I’m loved?
Yes
oh
so deep.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
The course
is level
The ground
even
Some move faster
better
than others
Can you tell me
What
is
the reason?
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Take me thru
to
tomorrow
let me hear
words
not filled
with
deep sorrow
See creatures
all
big or small
living life
beside of us
no anger
harmony that’s
all
Take me
to
this tomorrow
let me lie
in
kindness, happiness
all day
every hour
well beyond
that
tomorrow.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
I know
you haven’t been
all
I want you to be
But
Have I been
all
you need
all you seek?
Likely not I feel
I see
I think.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
I know it
shouldn’t hurt like this
I know it shouldn’t
be
Still
deep in my soul
my anger festers, rages
because of all
I see
Why does one hurt
another?
Why kill or maim
a living creature
or
another
human being?
Makes no sense
no sense
to me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Colouring well
staying within the lines
not deviating
not
causing anything
that could be considered
a crime
Maybe tomorrow
or
the day after that
I’ll scratch across the table
colouring
everything black
Always
outside the lines
asking
whatever could be
up
with that?
~Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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