I know
you haven’t been
all
I want you to be
But
Have I been
all
you need
all you seek?
Likely not I feel
I see
I think.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Posts Tagged ‘inspirational’
You Haven’t Been
November 25, 2025
Constantly In The Morning
November 24, 2025
Constantly
in
the morning
Totally
all
the day
I’ll move forward
singing praises
for
those
that made
it
this way.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Lick Your Wounds
November 21, 2025
Lick your wounds
Forget your ego
Dust that battered self off
While looking
To the future
See what’s best for you
Feel no regrets
Lose no sleep wondering why
What happened
Happened
Don’t go deep inside self-pity
Know this was a message
Sent
To keep you well
Moving forward
Not
Skipping a single
Beat.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Can I Be
November 20, 2025
Can I be
the one you love
Can I be?
Your heart is open
full of kindness
expressing gentleness
it seems
But is it for me?
Can I be
the love you love
for
all eternity?
Can I be?
I hope so
for
I love you
all so much
you see.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Makes No Sense
November 19, 2025
I know it
shouldn’t hurt like this
I know it shouldn’t
be
Still
deep in my soul
my anger festers, rages
because of all
I see
Why does one hurt
another?
Why kill or maim
a living creature
or
another
human being?
Makes no sense
no sense
to me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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You Can Tell Me
November 18, 2025
You can
tell me anything
you want
you can put me
on the spot
You cannot
let me say a word
for
you have
the upper hand
You have
what I have not.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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You Can’t Make Me
November 17, 2025
You can’t make me
no, you can’t make me
into
someone
I don’t want to be
You can’t make me
sing a song
I don’t like
no, you can’t make me
You can make me
into
someone who loves you
always, forever
unconditionally
You can
yes
you can make me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Look Back Friday
November 14, 2025On Fridays, I usually look back two years and revisit something I wrote during this same month. I call it ‘Look Back Friday’
Today, the piece I want to share is a poem I originally wrote for Remembrance Day in November 2018, and first brought back again in 2022. Now, I feel compelled to bring it forward once more and share it with you. . .
I Heard The Wild Goose Call
I heard the wild goose call
I heard her plaintive tone.
I bowed my head in honour
Of all those left
Left alone.
On the field of war and anger
In the battle
No one wins alone.
I heard the wild goose call
Come
Come bring your brave soldiers home.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2018
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Colouring Well
November 13, 2025
Colouring well
staying within the lines
not deviating
not
causing anything
that could be considered
a crime
Maybe tomorrow
or
the day after that
I’ll scratch across the table
colouring
everything black
Always
outside the lines
asking
whatever could be
up
with that?
~Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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We Remember
November 11, 2025
We remember
we don’t
forget
all those who gave us
this life
we enjoy, we live
In gratitude
we
honour
we give our best
to
those that served
They are the
ultimate
They are the
Best.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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