I see the anger
the fury
Why do I let
this
envelope me?
Struggle to be free
to be
happy
Yet all I see
is
sadness, madness
Scaring me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025




They thought
I was crazy
they thought I was nuts
I heard laughter, jeering
silence
smirks that did suck.
From there I went forward
farther than most
believing in my worth
holding tight to that dream
I brought to fruition
this life
I hold close.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022


Your kindness seeps
through
all the cracks
making life
maybe
just a little less exact
We see
not only your kindness
but
your generosity
too
What a person you’ve become
to know you
is to feel the other side
of
hurt and anger
Love, sweetness
they are the only ones
that
help a simple soul
like me
see
happiness
and
overcome.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025




Working hard
But seem stuck in debris
Struggling, attempting
Fighting
To get free.
Is help on the way
Or
Am I by myself
Can I pull it off
Sit back, relax
Harbouring no doubt?
This I hope, I do pray
But as of now
I’m stuck
In
Disaster’s stinking muck.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022


I have seen
I haven’t been
the one you want
this I know
I haven’t been.
Days go by
nights seem
to melt into nothingness
where nothing lives
nothings been.
Still you’re on my mind
and I have seen
there’s a chance
you’ve heard my voice
you’ve seen.
I’m here
I live, I love
I am
a human being.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
