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

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

The Burning

Oh my, how it burns
As if it's on fire
It doesn't happen often
Maybe once every hour
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Patrick Patrick

The Hearts of Bonds Mill

I knew the old road well.  I had travelled it a million times.  For some reason, this road was a bit different than all of the others.  Each time I walked it, an unwanted, yet devious feeling would transcend me.  As much as I despised the state of my
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Patrick Patrick

Now What I Want

It makes me do what I don’t want to do
It makes me feel like I don’t want to feel
Control over myself is out of the question
For it hypnotizes my mind while making the rules
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