Nobody knows, nobody sees
the pain, the anguish
hidden
inside of me
Maybe tomorrow
maybe
the day after that
I’ll let it out
I’ll shout to the sky
All those things
like that.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2024


Nobody said I had to know
Nobody knew whether
I needed to go
To a place so true
Where the sky is a radiant blue
The grass beneath soft, tender feet
Welcomes all
And holds them safe
Need not go to another place.
Nobody knew
Nor did they say
What would happen in a place
So full of beauty, dignity
And quiet grace
That I know, I’ll live, I’ll see today.
~ Patrice
© Patrice Clarkson – 2019