Married

Married with children
married without children
seeking someone single...

What sense does that make?
When one made the mistake
of a past they didn't want
of a past that was a fake.

Big cars, big houses
big bank accounts
married.

Long walks, long talks
long letters
married.

Photos tell it all
a past worth living
but run to the one
a future worth giving.
Married.

What does that really mean?
I'm yours, your mine
together we dine
bedtime at nine?
Married.

Free to do what
free to live what
where to go but...
we want this
we fight for this
we will kill someone because of it
Married.

Connected, reconnected
disrespected, fix it and forget it
show off a ring, pick a song to sing
argue, fuss, fight, release,
wash off, kiss goodbye
everyday try
Married.

Nicholl McGuire

Can We Just Be Friends?

Could it be I found a lifetime friend in you?
Don't want to ruin the connection
by forging ahead into a relationship.

For I prefer to dance in this life
to a melody alone in my room
like I did as a child.

No complications
No misconceptions
No lies
No power struggles.

Just a simple cartoon of a happy face with a wink.
Two simple words, "thank you" will do.
Why mess up a great photo album with smiles
that later frown?
Why confuse our minds with a whisper, a touch, a kiss and sex?

No, I prefer friendship a million miles away
a wish only inside my head
for me that's true love.

Written by Nicholl McGuire