Even though
my heart does speak
I hear not what it knows
what it seeks
Buried deep inside
it
pounds
listening
to all
that does abide
In the morning
til
late at night
she quietly, softly
beats
keeping me alive
Without that beat
that
pounding
in
my chest
no longer would I be
Here to laugh
to
love
all life gives
everything.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Don’t tell me
what
I must do
I don’t need that
I just need
you
I need you
to say
words of kindness
love
gentle things
that
no one else can
convey
Tell me
these things
tell me
today, all day
everyday
I pray.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
You know
I don’t know
who you are
where you’ve been
nor
what you’ve seen
I do know
you are here
you hear me speak
read the words
I write
and
understand the way I feel
Still, still
you don’t know
who I am
and
I don’t know you
or
where you’ve been
You know.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Last night I saw a firefly
it lit up
the whole damn sky.
Yes, last night
a tiny fly radiated light
made
a bit of darkness bright.
Last night when I saw a firefly.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
Once again
Let me
hear
your voice
Feel
your heart
beating
next
to
me
Your eyes
telling
me
how much
love
you have for me
And
yes, we’ll be together
always
Once again
you and me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
You have the expertise
The knowledge to succeed
Just follow your heart
The small voice
Speaking.
She will tell you the way to go
The right, the wrong
All things
You think
You don’t know.
She’s called
An angel
A guardian angel
Living, breathing
Just
To help you.
Listen
And
You’ll hear
All you need
Need to know.
~ Patrice
@Patrice Clarkson – 2023
I have been
in
a terrible place
that’s where
I’ve been
I suffered
I cried
but
nothing changed
it’s where I lived
I’ve been
Then
my world changed
a light that
had been so low
so dim
shone brightly
It lit up
all my sorrows
made them disappear
grow small
and
not as grim
I’m grateful
for that
that guided me
that
saved me
For now
I walk in happiness
no matter
what happened in another time
way back
then.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
I can’t be
everything you want
I can’t be
But
I want to be
the best
I can be
The best
of
all my history
Then
maybe then
you’ll see me
As I am
and
even love me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Let me hear the wind blow
the seas be free
to journey across the ocean
to
you
to me
Let us never again be apart
we’ll be
one love
one
heart
A smile will be the same
for
you
for me
Our laugh will echo
for all eternity
and
hand-in-hand
together
we’ll be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson.
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