Voices of Poetry & Prose Issue #1 June 2014 | Page 15

On Bended Knee

by Denise Fletcher

Fragile woman on the street

Treated like a piece of meat

Comes to church on bended knee

Searching for a place to be

© 2014 Denise Fletcher

Divine

by Pamela Beckford

Press your lips against my neck

Passionate kisses not pecks

Your fingers encircle mine

Being with you is divine

© 2014 Pamela Beckford