“Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.”

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

The Solitude Of Sunflowers

The solitude, the sunflowers, the everything
I get lost— lost in it all
My head tells me I’m wrong
But my heart tells me the truth

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Patrick Patrick

The Lonely Orchid

I felt like I was lost
My emotions were absent
Wishing I belonged
Or to someone that loved me

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Patrick Patrick

Lost, Now Found

Overcome, straining under the nights weight, talking to what's left inside
Those soulless shadows of tainted mysteries infecting my exalted evening

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Patrick Patrick

Those Three Words

A fortunate friendship of fate, two strangers we were.
We had so much in common, watching each hour then turn.
That huge smile when we met, I still recall your red face.
The special moments we shared, I’ll always remember the place.

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Patrick Patrick

The Demons

A split-second decision, my fate was decided then, as it all came together, it no sooner fell apart, with thoughts of dementia, masquerading was soon to start, gradually emerging

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Patrick Patrick

The Cost

Thoughts of hope having all been lost
Whilst memories years came at a cost
The stigma of torment-
Oh- how it can bruise ones soul

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Searching - A Friend of Mine

Walking quietly, crying silently, my mind blank as the unstoppable pain burns from the inside...
The cold air mingles, while my body trembles, my breath releases and does a dance in front of my eyes

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