Olive

   

“Olive”

While I am not a speaker,

In any sort of the word.

I do often flail against the current,

To say what needs be heard.

I am a wordsy person,

Though not a thesaurus in flesh.

It does upset when I’m at a loss,

As if I failed a test.

I should always have the words,

I should be able to comfort your heart.

But your experience and mine,

Are so far apart.

So clearly I have not,

Experienced enough,

And I do not poses' it,

I still lack the stuff.

Just another blind man,

Guiding the blind along the street.

Just as the roads are slick and unpredictable,

Under the sleet.

I want to tell you it will be ok,

But sweetie I am just not sure.

And I am simply unequipped to offer comfort,

In this pain you endure.

Such a simple name Olive,

Green surrounded by red.

Or the precious heart of life,

Instead.

Danny Gunter

04-25-2011

For Steph and her Olive.

I wish I knew what to say to help you feel better.

I <3 you and Travis & Olive