Sorry
I couldn’t take you
With me.
Even tho the road
Was rough and tricky
I made it through
I did survive.
But
I’m so glad
You weren’t with me.
Cause
I’m afraid
You would have died.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024





I will come with you
I will walk at your side
together
we will face the heartache
and
come out the other side.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2020



Holding my heart
near to me
so it won’t break
fall from joy
into
misery.
I’ll hold her close
feel the veins and arteries
pumping
throughout
my grateful body.
She has been
but never seen
light
hidden deep
inside of me.
Never spoken or cried
there
she stays
inside of me
inside
my body.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024


I feel your heart
Your quiet strength
I walk aside your silent figure
Not alone.
No words spoken
No hand is touched
But there beside me
My father walks.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2020