I Don't Want A Gun Poem by Randy McClave

I don't live in terror or in fear
So, I don't need to carry a gun,
I don't believe that violence is always near
So, I don't own a gun.

Of no one am I frightened of, or scared
So, I don't need to carry a gun,
Living in peace I was raised, I am always prepared
So, I don't own a gun.

When I look upon a child or at a stranger
I don't need to carry a gun,
I don't believe that I'm always in constant danger
So, I don't own a gun.

When I look at any person's face
I don't need to carry a gun,
I don't see hate and evil because of their race
So, I don't own a gun.

I'm not a bully, a coward or a terrorist
So, I don't need to carry a gun,
I am not worried from who I angered with, or who I kissed
So, I don't own a gun.

I don't go out looking for trouble or for a fight
So, I don't need to carry a gun,
God, is my protection and he is my might
So, I don't own a gun.

At night when I go to bed
I don't ever need to carry a gun,
I don't keep a weapon underneath the pillow because of dread
So, I don't own a gun.

God didn't give me fingers to pull a trigger
So, I don't need to carry a gun,
God knows a weapon doesn't make a man braver or bigger
But, he did give me two feet to walk away, or run.

Randy L. McClave