A Great Sadness

A great sadness Has taken over my life. A great sadness Not from stress, toil or strife. A great sadness Gives me no relief. A great sadness Is this that I speak. ~ Patrice © Patrice Clarkson – 2014

Fortunately

Fortunately I’m not in the company Of those that would expose My faults and misfortunes Fortunately. Fortunately My heart’s not broken Or my breath stripped of air And my head still works Fortunately. Fortunately I’m in the company of good Life is...

Rancour Hiding Deep Inside

Rancour hiding deep inside Struggling, struggling to let it out Outside away from me And my distance memory. Laughter’s good coming up Throwing out all it can Including rancour hiding There inside. Rejoice because rancour deep inside Replaced by laughter’s...

Reading, Writing

Reading, writing Putting it down on paper Making it real By telling maybe, a lie. Live a life never known But through another’s eyes Feeling emotions Sometimes reduced to cry. Breathing life into words Taking us on a magical journey An exciting adventure From...