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

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

Sunflower Of Fire

The sunflower
So bright, so brilliant
Every flaw so apparent
Along with its perfection

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If Only I'd Known

The thoughts—
They hide within my head
Teasing me relentlessly—
And into madness I am lead

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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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Feeling Blue

Softly, I ask, for why do I feel sorrow,
Is it from years that have passed,
Or could it be the time that I borrow?

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A New Day

I recall the hour— 
it ever so apparent.
Eluding my mind—
until this day in the present.

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This I Know

It was void, void of anything except my mind
My mind and my own memories
For my body didn’t exist
Or had it ever

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Without You

The ocean underneath foot
The clouds in my eyes
I reach for something missing
Wishing you by my side

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