Ghosts of devils past
Reign
Their leering faces laugh
Shrieking insane
It goes on and on
It seems to last
And
Last and last.
Those devils are just ghosts
Still
They haunt my head, my heart
They make me relive thoughts
I’d rather not
Those ghosts
Those devils of the past.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Soldiers soldier
lovers love
Peace, tranquillity
come to those that soldier on
with love
Make me not
one
that believes
not in love
Make me a soldier
in that army conquering
hatred, prejudice
giving only
unconditional love.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Nobody tastes
The sweet nectar of love
And
Wants no more.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
In the beginning
And
The end
Life moves forward
Not waiting for
Amen
No one laughs or curses
No one needs to
For
In the beginning
We’re learning
And
At the end
We’ve done all
We need to
We’re
At the end.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Struggling to understand
Struggling
to be fine
But can’t
can’t understand
Understand
What has happened
What
Is no longer fine
Don’t know
Don’t
understand in any way
Anyway
Anyway I can.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Let the healing begin
To heal the sins
That have been done
Against the very core
Of nature’s living
Breathing
Body and soul
Let the healing
Let it begin.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Lick your wounds
Forget your ego
Dust that battered self off
While looking
To the future
See what’s best for you
Feel no regrets
Lose no sleep wondering why
What happened
Happened
Don’t go deep inside self-pity
Know this was a message
Sent
To keep you well
Moving forward
Not
Skipping a single
Beat.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
No holes barred
No tales told
Until the end has come, gone
Did unfold.
When did it happen
Where did it occur?
No one knows
But
It did happen
It did occur.
~ Patrice
Fortunately for me
Life
Brings changes
Things
I need to see, to be
Fortunately for me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
Respect, gratitude
All needed
Felt
With a sincere attitude.
Let love hold you safe
Feel secure
In arms
That envelope you.
Know
In the morning
Late at night
You’re not alone.
You have
A saviour, a protector
A guiding light
Holding you.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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