Offended

Holding a gun to your head,
read the Bible
do what it says.
You know I haven't treated you this way.
It's all in your head.

Conversations about Jesus.
Not permitted.
Don’t force your beliefs on me
you say.
Whose forcing?

No Time

Knocking on your door
will you open?
The man asleep
the t.v. still on.

Knocking on your door
will you open?
The woman screaming
at her child, his small
hands cover his ears.

Seeking will you find?
The Bible under a pillow
no time to read.

Seeking will you find?
The cross around her neck
and she curses.

Sought and fought
buried six feet deep
now what do you think?

Nicholl McGuire

Godly Forces

Unseen forces
picked up the car and moved it
you won’t see it again
the devil had fled.

Unseen forces
standing behind you they won’t
stab your back
for God has his army.

Unseen forces
surrounding you
they won’t let the enemy
feed on you.

Unseen forces
way above my head
their making a place
for me at home in my bed.

Nicholl McGuire

Dollar Sign

Money hungry woman
the old lady saw the look
you won’t marry
you won’t marry
for your nothing but a crook.

Scheming on the side
and she knows she shouldn’t.
Thinking to herself maybe
she wouldn’t.

He knows her plan
this controlling man
a rose or two
he knows what to do.

And she sits around
showing a little thigh
while he tells her
another little white lie.

Then they do marry
the old lady just shook
because she knows
the vows they just took.

Then it began with just one look
now act on those vows
woman
remember the holy book.

Dedication to Baby

Baby cry out.
You live.
You die.

A world, cold.
Warm us with your smile.

Touch us with your love
Help us find God.

Grow.
Tell us what you know
A piece of paper crinkled in tiny palms.