RUBBLE

Barriers and bridges

have a unique way 

of standing between

rivers,roadways,highways

and people

Concepts and notions

have a queer way 

of standing between

races, classes, ages

and progress

A  bridge 

fell down over decades

and created 

a barrier 

to passage 

and progress

classism,racism

public spending 

with no transparency

and injustice 

without redress

Now  silent actors

toss rocks to fortify

the Beetham barrier

which spans T&T

and obstructs highways 

to advancement

and productivity

but Beetham barriers

and Broken Bridges

share one commonality

Evidence 

of breakdown

Copyright©2017 by Camille Caliscia Patrick


MOTIONS OF UTTERED GRAFFITI

WITHOUT ASKING

At first what seemed amusing

Now is a bit confusing

Blind rhetoric,fears 

insistence and reasoning,

All without asking!

You have made a decision.Without asking

You have answered a question.Without asking

You have defined a situation, erroneously 

Without asking, about my hair

You read verses.Without asking

You understood. Without differentiating

The muse from the matter

The experience from the writer

The imagination from fact

And Sugz without asking 

you just react

And at first what seemed amusing

Now is a bit confusing

Blind rhetoric,fears 

insistence and reasoning,

All without asking!

Copyright©2017 by Camille Caliscia Patrick

PAPER HEIGHTS

where  clouds 

and sunshine play

hide and seek

shrewd ideas ascend

as daring minds peruse 

facts and fiction 

and  like uncaged birds

transcend

To a point where 

minds are free

to think infinite thoughts

of focused escalations

where deep revelations 

of identity finds continuity

only in  paper backs

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PAPI SHOW

You put on your mask face, your coat and your hat,

I find that impressive Baby!

I like that!

You put on your sweet voice with baritone and smiles

This thing looks like it would last

longer that a while!

You seem weak, vulnerable, humble and open

I take out my popcorn and applaud!

So why undress without warning darling,

And expect me to love this fraud?

You did not show me him in the beginning

This stranger you carry on board!

Look,I am willing to pretend this never happened!

If you will just put on your act again!

Copyright©2017 by Camille Caliscia Patrick

CONTENDERS

Did you kiss Ego this morning?

Did you whisper in its air?

Did you squeeze it tightly, Honey,

When I was not there?

Did you smile while applauded,

For your vengeful heart?

Did you retell those quests, 

Of unforgiveness from the start?

Did you enjoy its odor?

Did you taste its hair?

Did you stay up all night with Ego

Or remove its underwear?

Does Ego’s eyes have color?

Can Ego’s lips pout?

Does it embrace you daily

And erase your every doubt?

I came back because I love you

I returned because I care

You cried and called so much,

Begging  when I was not there!

So I became quite sorry

But that damn  Ego tells  you lies!

It was not all about the  money

Oh! The way you touch my thighs!

Well, go on and hate this Empress!

Go on and beat me with your tongue!

Soon we will be even, Honey

Point proven to all around!

This second chance is like a stage

For you and  Ego to frolic on

But do not cry or call tomorrow!

And  do not miss me when I’m gone!

Copyright©2017 by Camille Caliscia Patrick

X and Y

She smiled with her eyes,
And never understood
The deep contour lines of hurt
Mapped across his face
And the gigantic footprints of love
Brutally stomped through his heart
Was a little more than she could trace

She smiled with her eyes,
But never understood
The distances of questions which made mileage
From present to future, in his eyes
And the silent whimpering he made,
Counting, that entire which he gave
And just wondering why

She smiled with her eyes,
And never understood
Why he demanded returns
For how could she match his dime?
From check list to cheque stubs,
When all she wanted was time
And someone who understood her
Copyright©2013 by Camille Caliscia Patrick