Posts Tagged ‘inspirational poetry’

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When I Look Back

March 30, 2026
When I Look Back ~ Photo by Patrice

When
I look back
I see a life so different
so not
the present me 

My heart
beats 
my eyes see
but
not the way
the way it use to be 

Maybe
I’ve grown
maybe I’ve lived
different lives
from an enfant
to
that young girl
oh so lost, asking why 

Then
I seen my life
my existence
in a frame
of nature’s beauty
full of kindness
and
singing so sweet 

It  became the basis
of
how I live
how
I enjoy and love 

Letting go
of
anger
sadness so bleak
those things lived
back there
in
yesterday 

Those things I now do not seek. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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I Hate To Say

March 26, 2026
 
I Hate To Say ~ Cartoon by Patrice

I hate to say
what
I must say
there’s no other way. 

I hope you hear
the words
I say. 

I hope you
feel
their meaning
and
the feelings
my heart gives to them. 

For then
together
may we walk
together. 

Even though you
too
hate the words
I say. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Something Special

March 24, 2026
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Will you let me be
something
something special
I should be? 

No hesitation
no what if’s
just be
something special
the special something 
that’s me. 

And if you like
I’ll help you be
that
special something
the something special
you should be. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Fall Between The Cracks

March 23, 2026
Fall Between The Cracks ~ Photo by Patrice

I fall between the cracks
I stay in limbo
I just keep in a sway
not moving forward
standing still
all day. 

Will it be
the same tomorrow? 

The same as today? 

Will I look ahead
but
never, never
find
my way? 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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This My Life

March 19, 2026

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This My Life ~ Illustration by Patrice

I hold in my hands
The very essence
Of
This my life. 

I cherish in my heart
All the things
That make it so blessed
In
All my life. 

I seek to find
Meaning, strength in the path
I take, the people I meet 
Making it the best I can
This 
My only life. 

This is my prayer
This is my life 
I will take it take it to the top
Surpass all the rest
Going to
The highest heights. 

Yes I will
This 
This is my life. 
~ Patrice

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Not A Lot Of Sense

March 18, 2026
Not A Lot Of Sense ~ Photo by Patrice

There seems
not to be
a lot of sense, logic
nor
harmony
basking itself
in
sunny beauty. 

All that seems
to exist
is
anger
hatred and strife
screaming obscenities
throughout
the long cold, horrid night. 

Let me
feel
the gift of love
enveloped
in
beauty, happiness
near
people who care. 

Not those who
only seek
to
destroy. 

Oh please, please
let me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Tender Hearts

March 13, 2026

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Tender Hearts

Tender hearts do not break 
They stand their ground 
So very strong 
Dear 
To everyone They know. 

They change lives 
They show kindness, love 
Will grow 
In places so vacant 
So cold. 

Tender hearts 
Only 
Need a chance 
A chance to embrace 
The lost, the hurt. 

Hold them 
Till they too bestow 
Tender heart’s kindness 
To all 
All they know. 
~ Patrice  

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No One Else

March 12, 2026
One One Else ~ Photo by Mom and Dad

No one else
sees
what I see. 

No one else
is
exactly
as I seem to be. 

No one else
will make it thru
my life
always there
with me.

No one else

No one
else 
except  me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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I See What You Do

March 11, 2026
Self-illustration by Patrice

Slowly I see
what you do
what
you make
with no regard
for what
others think. 

No you don’t
no
you do not. 

You do your own thing
and
I’ll follow your example. 

I’ll do everything
that
takes me on my own trail 
my own path. 

Maybe we’ll meet again
maybe not. 

But
you showed me
my way. 

By doing
what
you needed to
doing what you ought. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026

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Not

March 10, 2026
Not ~ Photo by Leslie Greenson

Taking care
not
to be
the nasty one
the one
that shouldn’t be. 

Yes, I hope
that’s
not
not me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026