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

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

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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My Tell

Where does it go, my, oh my flawed mind
Not a safe place, searched, I have before
The voices warn me, they warn of its kind
I here wander, checked all, each a door
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An Ordinary Mind

My mind was absent.  Sometimes, I wonder if it ever really existed?  I try to think back upon more carefree times, but of those I can't
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Dreams of Madness

Horror, absolute horror, as my arduous state tried to comprehend the madness, for I am not mad, am I?  I do however have
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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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The Killer

As the hands of the clock kissed each other, the sound of midnight struck, a resonance causing dust to drift like snowflakes, across the moonlit room, landing ever so softly upon floor. The hours
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Inseparable Souls

In this dark chamber filled with lonely silence
My senses register only the faintest sound
The quiet echo of your heartbeat I'm reminded
Often I recall the magnificent years we found
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The Key

It’s bitter cold, the wind is, as it moves through my body like a ghost, my overcoat providing no protection whatsoever, except to keep me from shivering my senses loose
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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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