Danny Speicher Poems

Years alone, by myself, have left me cold
Left me broken, bitter and getting old
I used to wonder if my heart could love
And attain the closeness that I dreamed of
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In one moment, your hand grasped onto mine
Stars spiraled while nature, herself, kept time
And all seemed so right in the world that night
With your hand in mine, skin so soft, so light
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Oh, God, give me the strength to move forward
Build a man from ashes of this coward
Teach me to stand, 'tho I may want retreat
Lord, steady these hands and, Lord, plant these feet
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Look to the east, the sunrise is rising
Morning is breaking on the horizon
A new day’s come and the light is blinding
Been waiting so long, but now I’m finding
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Stuck between now and eternity’s shore
Pursuing a call, praying I heard right
Hurting from work, but, somehow, wanting more
Wishing I’d find a wink of sleep at night
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Where do I go when earth crumbles below
And the sky turns dark as sackcloth above?
Who can I trust? Whose refuge do I know?
When I’m unlovable, who will still love?
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Called but waiting in midst of death and doom
Reaching out to the hands who cannot grasp
Watching dead men stepping into their tombs
God, I cry out for my time to be now
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Darkened paths lay within shrouded walkways
And guarded hearts and muffled tongues once reigned
Dispassionate eyes hid what once was pain
Solitude and fear were standard those days
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Perhaps someday I'll look and I'll find you're no longer there
Perhaps I'll see the departure coming
And I'll hear the final cadence strumming
Perhaps I'll wonder, in silence, if you e'er really cared
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Long and rugged path stretches out for miles ahead
Short strides make the horizon seem neverending
Obstacles just beyond each curve, ever bending
So oft wishing to be home, warm and safe, in bed
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