Prayer Poem

from Getting Here by Michele McGuire

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He’s out sunday drinking she’s home at the sink, praying for his soul. He swears those holy sermons, they’re all self servin’ don’t get him on a roll. His creed is barstool wisdom he puts all his faith in his dumb luck like that’s never failed. They got repetition but no rhyme the message and communion wine is always stale
If you were to ask him what it is that keeps him goin’
He’d say I don’t need a prayer I need a poem
We leave like we arrived all alone
Why waste my days afraid of where I’m going
Anyway I got hell to pay, when I get home

It gets crowded as the sunsets hes sat staring at his empties on the bar
Mary’s in the corner cryin to Joseph baby this time you’ve gone too far
The jukebox might be broken or someone’s payin to keep playing in your eyes.
If you were to ask him what it is that keeps him going.

He’d say I don’t need a prayer I need a poem
We leave like we arrived all alone
Why waste my days afraid of where I’m going
Anyway I got hell to pay, when I get home
He’d say I don’t need a prayer I need a poem
We leave like we arrived all alone
Why waste my days afraid of where I’m going
Anyway I got hell to pay, if I ever make it home.

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from Getting Here, released May 5, 2023
co-writer Steve McNamee

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Michele McGuire Chicago, Illinois

Singer-songwriter Michele McGuire will captivate you from the get go. With her candid lyrics, charming stage banter and soulful voice, she'll stick with you long after the show ends. The Chicago native cleverly blends gritty country with profound emotion and a splash of whiskey to create ant alt-country sound all her own. ... more

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