Swept Away

Consumed by your need
I float beyond control
Those were the days
When we were new


Now a cozy blanket
Nothing to fear
Unexpected not expected

-Patricija (2009)

All Your Idle Words

your idleness
it irks and stirs
i'm restless
overcome by anticipation
but i wait
on other line
away but there
breath held
hands stretched


-Patricija (2004)

Dripping

Dripping over the edge
I overflow upon the floor
My world is a flood

I gave up
The tide swept me under
You believed it could

but no more
I can't be held down
try as hard as you might
I'll slip right through you
like the liquid that holds me

-Patricija (2004)

respect ...

demand respect of others
demand respect from yourself
respect time
respect love
respect that which is given to you
that which you've earned
and that which you cannot have
respect the beliefs of others
respect all the glory that surrounds you
respect the dark and the angry
inside yourself ...
inside the hearts of men who are your brothers
respect the art of forgiveness
and respect that you are who you are
that you are what you need to be at the moment
but respect that you can evolve
respect that which you cannot comprehend
that which you cannot grasp between your two fragile hands
but don't respect violence, hate and excuses
don't expect apathy and those who leave bruises
break those chains
react in flames
tear it down
tear it up
tear me apart in the act of creation


- Patricija 2004