Sorry
to hear
so sorry to feel
aggression
from
the south
A friend I thought
but
no more
We had one another’s back
we smiled and shared
but now
that’s gone
that’s
no more
It’s aggression
belittle
steal
and
more
A friendship
gone bad
is
not a friendship
I need
any more.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
You can hear me
you can see me
but
can you feel
my heart beating?
Can you
be alongside me
and
know what I’m thinking?
Can you?
Can you do
all these things
can you?
I’m just asking.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
No more
Will I be
that one who stands back
quietly
No, not me
I will show who I am
who I want to
who
I’m going to be
Cause you see
if I don’t
no one will know me
I won’t be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
I write
I say the words that
I believe
needs to be said.
I love the people of the world
only wish
they would not
be so intent on living
not thinking
how destructive
each footstep we take
can kill, eliminate
destroy living souls
who’ve done nothing
nothing but try to be
to live.
Take care to tread lightly
as you can
and
together we’ll make
the world a wondrous place
where we live
in
blissful harmony.
That’s all, that’s it
I’ve said
I believe
what
needs to be said.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Trying to remember
trying to be
the best
I can possibly be
Living with
No remorse, no sadness
no
not for me
For I will show
the sweet, the lovely
only that
that part of me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
No more can I
say
sweet words
that could make your day
No more will I be
the one
who rescues
does what needs to be
No more can I see
my way
to
happiness and cordiality
No more
are
the only words
that say my feelings.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – -2024
Holding on, holding tight
Trying desperately to make it
Thru the day into night.
No one to help, no one to say
Words of wisdom
Nothing on this day.
Where will I be, what will I say
In a world where I’m on my own
For today.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
No one can
know
the secrets hidden
deep
inside
of
me.
No one can see
the danger
lurking
threatening you
me.
No one will be helping
standing
there beside
of
me.
This I know
this I see
and
will accept
in spite of all
you may be
telling
me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
I paint
my calendar
I paint all night
I paint
till the morning light.
I know
my subject feels
the brush strokes caressing them
this beloved pet
I paint
today
and
most of tonight.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
Watch the Creation of My Art & Affirmation Calendar!
Follow along as I bring each painting to life
and
enjoy videos of the calendar-in-progress.
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Make 2025 a year of Art, Inspiration and Connection – Together!
Nobody does
what
I think
they should do
Nor
do they say things
I think
could be true
Doesn’t matter what
I think
Cause
people say and do
whatever they want
What
their heart tells them
they should say
They think
they should do.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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