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Cry Me a River

Cry me a river 
Build me a bridge
I cannot remember
Which ditch I did dig

I am here in the present
Yet live in the past
It’s all just a blur
Moving so fast

I have lived through the storm
I have fell to my knees 
But yet I do not know 
The importance of these

Send me a message
Show me the light
Take heed in my warning
I live in the night

Darkness is coming
I am fading from sight
The gate is now closing
Now comes the fright

I am lost and confused
So poor and confused
So beaten and broken
With no end in sight

Cry me a river
Build me a bridge
I cannot remember 
Which ditch I did dig

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2011



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The Man With Blue Eyes

There once was a girl
That had beauty and grace
Though beaten and broken
Had a bright smiling face

There once was a girl
Who felt aged and wise
Her heart was as large 
As the stars in her eyes

There once was a girl
Who longed to be loved
Though she never quite 
Found it till the man with blue eyes

He was strong and sound
He was older and wiser
Wipped the tears from her face
So trusted the man with blue eyes

There once was a girl 
Who fell for the lies
Beliving and trusting
The man with blue eyes

There is now a girl
Her smile erased
Her heart splitting and bleeding
A lesson she learned 

From the man with blue eyes

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2011

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The Connection

The Connection

I lay 
On the ground
I feel the breeze
Watch the trees
They wave to me
I wave back
I say “Hello”

I see
The blue sky
A cloud drifts by
Soft and white
It winks at me
I wink back
I say “Hello”

I hear 
The water on the rocks
I know it clear and cool
The ducks are cruising buy
They quack at me
I quack back
I say “Hello”

I feel
The sun
It is bright and warm
It makes me blush
It peaks at me
I peak back
I say “Hello”

I want 
To stay here 
I feel lazy
I hear someone
They sneak up
I stay very still
I say “Hello”

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2010

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I Am

I Am
                                             
 I am grass
 I wonder if the wind will blow
 I hear someones foot steps
 I imagine swaying in the breeze
 I Am grass

 I understand when it rains I grow
 I want to feel the drops all over me
 I worry that some day I might dry up
 I cry when I think of that day
 I Am grass

 I say " Come, Sit, Enjoy Me"
 I dream under the stars
 I try to look my best- Green, Inviting
 I hope for sunny days- Spring showers- Flowers
 I Am grass

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2010

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Broken

Broken

You say I am broken 
Yet how can this be
I have come for your help
Yet you do not see me

I will beg, I will plead 
I will cry as I bleed
The help you have given 
Is only a seed

The seed that now grows
So dark and despaired
This seed I so feel 
Cannot be repaired

Why would you do this
What have you gained
Does it make you feel better
My soul now restrained

You say I am broken 
Yet how could this be
You say it’s because 
Of the horror I see

What do you say
When I tell you no more
No more will I feel 
The horror from before

I am what I am
That is all that I see
For now the truth is 
I am only me

If free will is the answer
If truth is the key
Then open the gate
And then set me free

Set me free from the dark
Let me into the light
I no longer want 
Your darkness and fright

My choice being made
My will being strong
I can only pray now
My wait won’t be long

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2011



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Waterfall My Life

Waterfall My Life
                        My Life…
                                   Why?
                             I am still Here?
                                        Not that…
                                          You Care?
                                        What makes you…
                                                   So Perfect?

                                             The Definition…
                                                     Of Perfection:

                                                                      Not me?
                                                                  I am just…
                                                                            A Person? 
                                                                               I Guess…  
                                                                            Only You Know?
                                                                                            Why…

Copyright © Patricia Tam | Year Posted 2010


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