You couldn’t be
what I needed
wanted you to be.
No matter
how hard you tried
you couldn’t be.
You couldn’t be
all that I needed
desired you to be.
I see you couldn’t be
you couldn’t be.
~ Patrice
Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
You Couldn’t Be
May 30, 2022
I’ll Take A Stand
May 27, 2022
I’ll take a stand
And hold still
No breath will breathe
No heart beat
Only sounds are my feet
Standing still, holding fast
Protecting all
That must now last.
Then the gull cries
Mustering forces
That heed that shrieking call
Not forlorn, not alone
I stand, holding still
Upright, strong and tall
We’re together
And together we will conquer all.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
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My Heart Seems Broken
May 26, 2022
My heart seems broken
the world appears unfair
direction is lost
my world, my heart
are in
such deep despair.
It may be
tomorrow
the sun will shine
bringing healing, loving light
everywhere
But for now
in
this moment
all I feel is sadness, heartache
and
despair.
~ Patrice
My heart, my thoughts go out to those in Texas who have suffered such tragedy.
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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You Had Me At The Start
May 24, 2022
You had me at the start
the start of the morning
the beginning of night.
You were with me
as I traversed treacherous waters
no saviour in sight.
I began to understand
how much I needed you
when all alone
in the middle of a terrible fight.
Now, with you alongside
I go thru the most dangerous times
coming out into
a magnificent, glorious light.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Procrastination, procrastinating
May 20, 2022
Procrastination, procrastinating
Get it done now
– maybe
Guilty, guilty, guilty
See it done later
– maybe
In the meantime
I’m sure
– positive
I’m not lazy
Just don’t want to do it now
– too busy
If I put it off
I’ll always have something to do
– crazy
Procrastination, procrastinating
See it done later
– maybe.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
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A Home Is A Home
May 19, 2022
A home is a home
no matter the width, the size
treasured forever
lived in from birth
to the time you die.
Feel the gentle breathing
of timbers and frame
holding strong
in winter winds, torrential rains.
All are welcomed
with love, no despair
come
step into this home.
There you’ll share
laughs, great food
and
a glass of sweet cheer.
~ Patrice
Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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I Have Heard And Think
May 18, 2022
I have heard and think
it is to be
a world full of greatness, love
and most of all
beauty.
Let me see this world
let me experience it’s beauty
let me live in peace
and most of all
loving harmony.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Solely Knowing
May 17, 2022
Solely knowing the past, present
and the distant future
are one.
They are my life, my breath
and
my soul.
Let it be good
let it leave a lasting impression
on those that know.
This life I’m living
this life
this, the only one I’ll ever know.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Pleasantly
May 16, 2022
Pleasantly helping, pleasantly being
the most my world
my life, myself
can be.
There’s no better one to know
then me
there’s nothing I want, desire
except to be.
The one who loves
cares and sees
beauty in all life and pleasantly being
all I can be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Did You See?
May 13, 2022
Did you see?
Did you see the beauty
Reigning all around me?
Did you see the magnificence
Holding me
Embracing me?
Did you see the soul
Who told me
I was loved unconditionally?
Did you see, did you see?
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
