Courtesy
is
something
we all
need.
Not just
for us
but
everyone
we meet.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026



Courtesy comes
And
Does live
In the heart of heaven
I know it is.
I can see it happening
I can feel the bliss
Here beside me
In this, this life
I live.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023


You are close
you’re very near
yet I can’t see you
feel you
no way do I know
you’re here.
My lips do cry
my eyes do weep
they fall upon my heart
it moans
I cannot speak.
Do come
near
do let me hear
your soft voice caressing
away
all this sadness
all this fear.
Maybe then
I’ll be okay
maybe
I’ll know for sure
you are close, you are very near
oh, my sweet dear.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026





Do I know you?
Do you know me?
Do you wake in the night
Wondering how I could be?
Is your first thought in the morning about me?
Your last question as your eyes fall asleep
Is it, is it all about me?
I didn’t think so
I knew it wouldn’t be
Cause I never think of you
And
You don’t know me.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

