Yes I can
I really will
make more of today
than
I did in yesterday.
Striving
only
to be me
into
tomorrow
with
pleasant dignity.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Posts Tagged ‘illustration by Patrice’
Yes I Can
February 4, 2025
Nobody Knows Nor Sees
January 21, 2025
Nobody knows
nor
can they
see
the world
exactly
the same
as
me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Stories Told
November 1, 2024
Stories told
Are the stories
I tell.
Are they true
Or did I just say words
That make the story
Told well?
Secrets revealed
Bad parts left out
Who knows
How can you tell?
Embellished or truthful
Telling a tale
To remember.
Not because
It’s told correctly
But told well.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020
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I Can’t Believe
August 7, 2024
I can’t believe
the things I see
I need
Maybe tomorrow
I’ll be better able to handle
all that comes at me
Maybe then
I’ll smile, relax
and
know it was meant to be
Meant
just for me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Meant To Be
March 13, 2024
You can’t be
And
I’ll won’t let you be
Less than what you’re
Meant to be.
All the parts fall together
Melt into a tapestry
So beautiful, so majestic
Such beauty.
And
That’s, that’s what you’re
Meant to be
Nothing less I’ll make sure
You’ll be.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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No Way To Go
January 24, 2024
No way to go
No way to know
The path that’s right
One that doesn’t veer left
Nor
To the right
Straight as an arrow
Moving thru obstacles
Moving
Directly through
The dark
Sinister night
To a salvation
So glorious, so right
But
I don’t know that way
The way to go
Today, tonight
Don’t know
Either
What’s wrong
Or
What could be
Right.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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Make Me Be
January 18, 2024
Make me be the one
That sees joy, laughter
In all that comes near
Before me.
Let me
Not
See the tyrant’s anger
The anguish of the beseeched
Who need.
No, make me
A place of quietness
Filled with pleasantries
For all that
Come to me, that I meet.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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It Hasn’t Been
January 11, 2024
It hasn’t been
The easiest thing
It hasn’t been
Toil, stress
Heartache and distress
What a mess
Easy
It hasn’t been
Tomorrow, next week
Maybe
Next year
Things will be
Easy
Simple and clear
But
Today
Today, it hasn’t been.
~ Patrice
Patrice Clarkson – 2024
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No Matter What Happens To Me
December 22, 2023
No matter what happens to me
the world will turn on into its destiny
flowers will bloom, bees be busy
nothing matters except the going
the moving from what has
to what will be.
Save your breath for breathing
your words to speak adoration
of the heaven that has given all
just for you
asking nothing in return
only wanting to be.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019
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Closely, Slowly I Come To You
December 21, 2023
Closely, slowly
I come to you
I feel your breath
Breathing
Breathing on me
All around
you.
I see your eyes looking
Past me
Looking to a future
With
Or
Without me?
I can’t answer
This question
For
You.
I can only answer
I want
Need
To spend
The rest of my life
In this world
With you.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
