I hold you close
I hold
you near
nothing will harm you
I am here.
The world may turn
spin around
but
here we’ll be
on
solid ground.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
Posts Tagged ‘Poetry’
I Hold You Close
April 7, 2026
To See
April 2, 2026
As I sit here
and
think
my mind comes
to see
all the treasures
I’ve found
those yet to be
I will not cry
I won’t
plead
cause all I have, need
is
right here
in front of me
So savour
it
indulge in it
for
you see
sitting here I now see
all I need
to see.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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Criminal It Is
March 31, 2026
© UNRWA photo
Criminal it is
no doubt that it is
and
why does no one
say
the words
to stop it
today?
Today
is when
no more
no more is what
it should be
There’s no doubt
it’s
criminal
criminal it be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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When I Look Back
March 30, 2026
When
I look back
I see a life so different
so not
the present me
My heart
beats
my eyes see
but
not the way
the way it use to be
Maybe
I’ve grown
maybe I’ve lived
different lives
from an enfant
to
that young girl
oh so lost, asking why
Then
I seen my life
my existence
in a frame
of nature’s beauty
full of kindness
and
singing so sweet
It became the basis
of
how I live
how
I enjoy and love
Letting go
of
anger
sadness so bleak
those things lived
back there
in
yesterday
Those things I now do not seek.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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I Hate To Say
March 26, 2026
I hate to say
what
I must say
there’s no other way.
I hope you hear
the words
I say.
I hope you
feel
their meaning
and
the feelings
my heart gives to them.
For then
together
may we walk
together.
Even though you
too
hate the words
I say.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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Can I Hear Your Voice?
March 25, 2026
Can I hear your voice?
Can you hear
mine?
Whatever happened to
we’d sing together
and
things were
so divine?
None of this happens
none
of these things
can we find
So sing
in
your loudest voice
sing
til
the sun don’t shine
And
I’ll sing
I’ll surely sing
in
mine.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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Something Special
March 24, 2026
Will you let me be
something
something special
I should be?
No hesitation
no what if’s
just be
something special
the special something
that’s me.
And if you like
I’ll help you be
that
special something
the something special
you should be.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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Fall Between The Cracks
March 23, 2026
I fall between the cracks
I stay in limbo
I just keep in a sway
not moving forward
standing still
all day.
Will it be
the same tomorrow?
The same as today?
Will I look ahead
but
never, never
find
my way?
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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This My Life
March 19, 2026
I hold in my hands
The very essence
Of
This my life.
I cherish in my heart
All the things
That make it so blessed
In
All my life.
I seek to find
Meaning, strength in the path
I take, the people I meet
Making it the best I can
This
My only life.
This is my prayer
This is my life
I will take it take it to the top
Surpass all the rest
Going to
The highest heights.
Yes I will
This
This is my life.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2023
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Not A Lot Of Sense
March 18, 2026
There seems
not to be
a lot of sense, logic
nor
harmony
basking itself
in
sunny beauty.
All that seems
to exist
is
anger
hatred and strife
screaming obscenities
throughout
the long cold, horrid night.
Let me
feel
the gift of love
enveloped
in
beauty, happiness
near
people who care.
Not those who
only seek
to
destroy.
Oh please, please
let me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2026
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