A compassionate heart
is
one
full of love.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026





You gave me life
you gave me
hope
you saw the future
you strove
to make it real
the most
I saw you do this
I held on
tight
I walked behind you
I tugged a little
at
your coat
Now grown
we walk together
now
we’ve seen the fruition
of
all our planning
striving, hope
The Light
We’ll smile
that
we made it
we’ll laugh and cry
for
we are together
resting quietly
up
in the blue, blue sky.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025



I walk down the hallway
so beak, so cold
I look at the paintings
lovely and old
I hear silent moaning
shrieking
I’m told
from souls who’ve gone
to places
dark and untold
I feel anger, anguish
grief
sadness and heartache
from
those that were
old
Who once
lived
in this building
now roam
the hallways, their rooms
this
I’m told
Rooms
filled
with new victims
soon
to become
lost souls
Do not enter
this place
do not love, laugh nor cry
for they will hear you
and
take this life
you cherish
You will surely die.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025


No more will I be
the one
who saves you
always full of courtesy
No more will I be
the one
who laughs
dances to a silly song
no more
No more will I be
the one
who helps you up
cradles a ailing, sickly little pup
no
no more
No more
will I be that one
For you see
you have come to me
you have made
me see
I don’t need to do
all that
Cause it’s you
now
doing all this
for me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025