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

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

I Let You Get Away

Why do I feel lost,
Clinging to memories,
When we had each other,
Now I’m just lonely,
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It's Just You And Me

Our arms around each other—
Like the roses petals tight
We drift off into gentle dreams—
Meeting again within the night
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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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A Night Of Heartbreak

The haunted shadows of my hallowed love
Stand there lonely in the darkness of night
On each glistening leaf, a soft dew falls
The way my heart did when times were right
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Patrick Patrick

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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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

Cemetery Song

A dance in the darkness, a chilly moonlit night
A cemetery of ghosts, parades of past life
Melodies of loneliness, songs they shall sing
Hearts that still beat, if only in dreams
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