I scold
you
I don’t know why.
Maybe I’m wrong
but
just can’t cry.
You stand
solid
you stand fast.
A smile
upon your lips.
You know
I know
my anger won’t last.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026






Heal me
Help me be the one
Who I can revere
Smile, laugh at
From now to eternity.
Let my emotions
Flow with cheer
Keep a smile upon my face
Even in times
That are so hard, so severe.
I must not
Believe in trouble or hardship
See, be the light
That guides lost souls to their own
Lofty atmosphere.
– Be the one you want another to be –
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023


I see
the hurt
anger
loneliness
that
was the past me.
May
I let her go
may I leave
that
sad one
behind.
I know
I came through
to this
because
of her.
Still I must
leave her
there
not carry
her
hurtful baggage
here.
Not here
where the sun does shine
smiles
glow across
my face
where
happiness
lives.
Happiness is here.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026


You know I haven’t seen
You nearby me
Haven’t heard your voice
Say a single thing
Don’t know where
You’ve gone
Or
Where you could have been
For my mind remembers
The sweetest things
But
That’s all they are now
Is
Memories
Just memories
Could it be
I can’t find you
Can’t find you no matter
Where I look
Cause you too
Are nothing more
Than
A memory
A memory
My mind has
Put
Away for safe-keeping
To later embrace
And
Have a look?
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

