The Lonely

“The Lonely”

Was I nine?

Or all of ten?

When I learned of The lonely.

I knew about it way back then.

  

The lonely,

I don’t think I’d wish that on anyone.

Even after all the hate filled words,

Have been poured out against everyone.

     

The lonely,

We all get lost, 

I could wish that hurt for you,

But weren’t we star crossed?

    

The lonely,

I guess we all have it,

We are all exposed.

I just never had,

Immunity to what I chose.

   

So my soul withers.

I never understood the choice.

I know you said you would be here always.

Even though I heard, it must not have been your voice.

   

And I am getting by.

I can manage myself from day to day.

I just have to remind myself.

That no one means, they never believe,

Any of what they say.

  

Dg

Danny Gunter

12-14-2016

No Not Anymore

“No Not Anymore”

    

No, no you have to stop.

I can’t catch my breath.

It feels like I’ve been running for miles,

And it’s scaring me to death.

  

I can’t stop.

Running, running.

If I stop it will be my death.

I’m not hiding or shunning.

No, No.

I can’t stop no matter what.

What I do isn’t for me.

It’s all been for you.

I can’t do this.

Not anymore, the dam is breaking and not like before.

I can’t hold it back,

No not anymore.

  

Dg

10/17/2016

I have no clue why, but at least it’s out of my head. Makes no sense at all, but my brain feels better.  I feel like it needs more words or to be more expansive, but it shut my brain up and I'm good with that.

I told you and I told you

“I told you and I told you.”

  

I remember the lies, I remember the broken.

When you told me your briary truth.

Where my chance was taken by you.

I told you and I told you.  I wouldn’t survive the lies.

I told you and I told you, what I’d been through.

While you continually lied.

It was just like a movie, it was just like a song.

It's just like when you know better than to believe,

But deep in your soul, you hope that you’re wrong.

I told you and I told you.

Just too much hope, just hoping I was wrong.

I told you and I told you.

  

Danny Gunter

Dg

2-5-2015

Out of Many One

“Out of Many One”

I can’t say that I’ve crossed,

Many cultural paths.

But America is the land of the free,

So we don’t get to pass.

  

I mean, that’s why we are here.

The idea that we can break from conformity.

A melting pot of people of different backgrounds and beliefs,

Where we can live in unity.

  

I believe that is what they wanted,

When they declared our independence.

Has that message become so dated?

Does that no longer make sense?

  

In our differences we should find our strength.

But there are so many who want to destroy that which makes us strong.

Making people who were born here,

Feel like they don’t belong.

  

We are supposed to be that place,

Where all cultures can be celebrated by everyone.

I believe we were meant to be better.

I hope we don’t let that become undone.

  

We are, E pluribus unum.

Out of Many One.

  

Danny Gunter

12-27-2015

I Need Some Room

“I Need Some Room”

Room.

Room.

I need some room.

I slam my elbows against the corners,

Of the universe.

Slamming.

Screaming.

I need some room.

    

My need is not perfect,

It may not fit in your experience,

So your advice and wisdom,

May not track.

By all the light,

From inside this dark.

Am I dancing barefoot?

Across a life of broken glass?

 

I’m not you,

So how could you ever see.

Just how deeply,

This cut into me.

Room.

Room.

I need some room.

I slam my elbows against the corners,

Of the universe.

Slamming.

Screaming.

I need some room.

 

Danny Gunter

12-13-2015

Temper Your Thoughts

   

“Temper Your Thoughts”

 

You walk into the grocery,

You need just two cans of corn.

But we will let them starve,

Those Syrian born.

Call in to justify,

Those you could have already aided.

Our own pour and hungry.

Well that time has passed and your objection has faded.

We don’t hope for them,

Not against our heart and hearth.

They are Syrian,

Not children of the earth?

 

Children of the earth?

Only those worthy Christ like and safe?

When you settle time and your soul,

Will your soul so berate?

 

Just who exactly,

Will the core of your soul,

Embrace?

Measure your moments,

Temper your thoughts.

Or will you wither what you have wrought?

Danny Gunter

11-23-2015

You will live in this crop of death and desperation, while my conscience is clear.  I will never have the need to lie to a young one that my heart was in the wrong place.

"Just Like You"

“Just Like You”

 

We are not silent,

Regardless of the T.

You need to reach, to see,

Beyond the T.

We are more,

Than an idea or reality.

We are no less than,

You or me.

We hope and we dream,

Just like you.

We hope and we love,

Just like you.

Danny Gunter

11-10-2015