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

— William Hazlitt

Patrick Patrick

My Things - Part of Me

It’s not enough, no, not just one
I need it all, or less come all undone
Everything I see, of that which I adore
One isn’t sufficient, I always need more
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Emily's Revenge

It could have been easier, so much easier, if he had only decided on another course of action that late evening’s night.  I ponder back on it now, and a thousand words of terror still haunt my mind.  What was the
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Patrick Patrick

Thoughts

It all feels better now
The insufferable release
The inane thoughts alone were a high
At a point, I could do no more
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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 Witness

The cold rain on my shoulders
A bizarre evening in store
As I peer in through the curtains
I’m stunned to my core
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Patrick Patrick

Moments of Control

Oh- the weight, the weight and what it could do
As my soul would severely suffer, hideously an ugly bruise
The sting of my salty tears, often a melancholy excuse
My obsessive thoughts- they ruled, always a muse
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Patrick Patrick

The Test

And as I turned around, I was presented by darkness, nothing but a void of absolute emptiness, staring me in the face, as if death had rang the bell early and was welcoming me home, after a lengthy voyage
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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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