Let go of my heart
Let it be safe, warm
Beating
Inside of me
Let it not
Feel any hurt or angry
Only love, tenderness
And
Especially
Happy
Let it
Beat, beat, beat
Let it be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
Let Go Of My Heart
September 19, 2024
You Are With Me
September 18, 2024
You are with me
I feel you near
you will be here
til
the angels call you to them
Can you hear?
I touch your lips, your hand
I see your eyes
they’ve become distant
in their gaze
I’m sure
they don’t see me
standing here
Lie in peace
lay down with love
for we’ll keep you in our hearts
we’ll keep you near
til our time too has come
Oh my sweet
sweet dear.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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The Beginning
September 16, 2024
Focus on
the beginning
not
the end.
Let your mind travel
down the path
navigating all bends.
Know your journey
starts
at the beginning
and ends when you see
that blazing light.
When
your gentle soul leaves this earth
when she takes
that
loving flight.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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I’ll Be There
September 14, 2024
I’ll be there on the wind
Whispering
You’ll hear my voice
As you walk down the quiet hall
Laughing.
I’ll be there
When you graduate
Applauding
And
Do not hesitate, do not wait
For
I’ll be there
With you
In all your accomplishments
When you’re sad
Alone and just a little mad
To comfort you, see you thru
I’ll be there
When things get hard
When you don’t know
Where to end, where to start
To give you all my strength
Help you see your path
Your lane
I’ll be there
And
When you too
Pass thru Heaven’s Gate
When your time has come
I’ll greet you
I’ll be there.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
For John and my friend Maria – Rest in peace 🥰
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A Hummingbird Came
September 13, 2024
A hummingbird came
he sat
on the stair
his words were luscious
I knew he was there.
The beat of his wings
the flow of his heart
moved me to tears
I bowed down
I cried
I cried a lot.
For no more til spring
will I hear those sounds
as snow falls
baring down
on a land bleak
where
no hummingbird sounds.
Then
the snow will melt
the heavens wake
and
on his journey back
the hummingbird makes.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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In A Spot
September 12, 2024
You place me
in a spot
I don’t want to be.
I struggle to be
somewhere else
somewhere sunny, happy
somewhere
where I want to be.
You don’t control me
you can’t make me
something that I’m not
I don’t want to be.
So I’ll let you go
I’ll move beyond your control
and not be
in a spot
I don’t want to be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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No More Can I
September 11, 2024
No more can I
be
the one that stands
in front of
thee
Protects you from the evil
festering
beneath the filthy sea
the cursed land
that your heart stands upon
longing
to be free
No more can I do this and be
I’m pleading
free yourself from all this trouble
harming you
please, please
break your own self
free.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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To Be
September 10, 2024
I couldn’t be
all that I was suppose
to be.
I couldn’t seem
to succeed
at being
what you wanted me
to be.
No, all I’ve ever been
all I need to be
is
that person
I am
That person
God wants me
to be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Guiding, Directing Me
September 9, 2024
Holy can I be
If you’re here
Guiding, directing me.
You know my heart
Breaks, falls apart
When I think of all
Whose lives
Had to depart.
May they be
With you
From now to forever
No more needing
Like me.
Cause they too
Have you
Guiding, directing them
To thee.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Holding On
September 6, 2024
Holding on to memories
I shared with you
Some good, some bad
We danced in sync
In a dance of life
We had
Just we two.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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