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No One Else

October 26, 2022
No One Else ~ Illustration by Patrice

No one else 
no one will be just the same
cause as you may know
or can see
we’re all unique
never not the same
not the same as
you and me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022 

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Gently Lay The Burden Down

October 25, 2022
Gently Lay The Burden Down ~ Photo by Patrice

Gently
Lay the burden down 
Caress it softly
Hear the ground moan quietly
From the weight you laid down

Feel no anger, no remorse
Your work is done
You’ve travelled the entire course
Now, you are the one
To show the way.

Not deviating 
No 
Not today. 
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Take Hold Of Me

October 24, 2022
Take Hold Of Me ~ Watercolour by Patrice

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

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When I Fall

October 21, 2022

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Ice Storm 2016 ~ Photo by Patrice

When I fall
I must get up
Look to the horizon
Never giving up.

Failure is only a learning step
Nothing happens
That you can’t accept
Learn or forget.
~ Patrice

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I Am A Survivor

October 20, 2022

I Am A Survivor ~ Photo by Patrice

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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Holding On, Holding Close

October 19, 2022
Holding On, Holding Close ~ Photo by Patrice

Holding on, holding close 
all that I love and cherish
through
the darkest time.

Let us not be separated
or
hurt in anyway 
any kind.

This I ask
I pray
to
the wondrous, great Divine. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Don’t Know

October 18, 2022
Don't Know ~ Photo by Patrice

Don’t know 
where I’ve been 
or
what I’ve done. 

The truth
is 

I believe
my life, my journey 
has
just begun. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Hold Me Close

October 17, 2022
Hold Me Close ~ Photo by Patrice

Hold me close, hold me tight
help me understand
the goings on that happened
have changed
my life.

Let no word be spoken
in anger nor strife
let love begin to heal
the hurt, the pain in this
my only life. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Holding On To Something Right

October 14, 2022

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Holding on to something right
Moving forward thru darkness
Into light.

Striving to be the best I can
All of this
While living life on my terms
As I am.
~ Patrice

Crabapple Blossoms ~ Photo by Patrice

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The Sun Shines Bright

October 13, 2022
The Sun Shines Bright ~ Photo by Patrice

The sun shines bright 
Radiating, glowing
with
all it’s might. 

Let me not
be standing in the shadows
not feeling
its’ love, warmth, beauty
and
delight. 
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022