Take hold of me
And please hold tight
Protect, guide me
Through the darkest night
Let no harm come to me
Or those I love
This I ask, I ask of you
My sweet love.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
Take Hold Of Me
October 17, 2025
My Seeing Eyes
October 16, 2025
I close my eyes
covering up all
I surmise
to be
awful
to
my seeing eyes
Tomorrow when
I open up
my eyes
see the beauty, the wealth
in
all the clouds
the skies
Then I’ll know
I don’t have
to
really close
my eyes
For that beauty
is
all around
whether
they are closed or open
to
these
my seeing eyes.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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My Heart Cringes
October 14, 2025
My heart cringes
my eyes do cry
for
the times of happiness
gone
passed by
I hope
tomorrow shows
some delight
I hope
I’ll find peace
and
rest quietly
tonight.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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You Call Me
October 8, 2025
You call me
I hear
your voice
the soft lilt
such
a quiet voice
I call back
but
you don’t
hear
you have spoken
I know
you’re near
The line is broken
and
it’s not clear
why
I speak
but
you don’t hear.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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You Can Be
October 7, 2025
You can be
somebody
You
can be
everything
All you have to do
is
believe.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Quiet Place
October 6, 2025
Chosen
is
a quiet place
to be
Sitting
oh
so quietly
Tomorrow
I’ll move
Tomorrow
I’ll be
The moving force
that
allows
The quiet place
to be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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I Am A Survivor
October 3, 2025
I am a survivor
I survived hatred, anger
things
that made me a victim
I am a survivor
I came through
growing into someone
who understands how it happened
I am a survivor
Only hurt, remorse for those
who inflicted that hatred
that anger
I am a survivor
Have moved forward
built a life full of love, generosity
no hatred, some anger
I am
I am a survivor.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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You
October 2, 2025
I feel
warm and cozy
snuggled up
between the two
of
you
Your heart
is
beating
I feel
that
too
Tomorrow we’ll go
for a walk
just us
We’ll walk together
you, me
and
you
I’ll say the words
I feel
I’ll say those words
that are
true
Then
you’ll smile
you’ll leave me
saying
I love you
You’ll be gone
and
I’ll be missing
missing
you.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Pure And True
October 1, 2025
You hold me close
I feel you do
your heart
beats
pure and true
Together
we can conquer
the universe
I know we can
I know
we will
For our hearts
beat
pure and true.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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I Walk Down The Hallway
September 30, 2025
I walk down the hallway
so beak, so cold
I look at the paintings
lovely and old
I hear silent moaning
shrieking
I’m told
from souls who’ve gone
to places
dark and untold
I feel anger, anguish
grief
sadness and heartache
from
those that were
old
Who once
lived
in this building
now roam
the hallways, their rooms
this
I’m told
Rooms
filled
with new victims
soon
to become
lost souls
Do not enter
this place
do not love, laugh nor cry
for they will hear you
and
take this life
you cherish
You will surely die.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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