Your Altar
My desire to kneel
I took a certain interest
in your shadow,
traipsing across my heart,
divulging forbidden secrets.
Whispers echoed
crashing against my spine
as I bent to your will.
But I must say,
my desire to kneel
at your altar overshadowed
my need for freedom.
Your Altar © 2024 Rena Aliston. All rights reserved.
This poem was written for a prompt over on Medium - Enticing The Muse’s Word-A-Day August 2024 prompt #25 (Interest) by Christine Graves.
The poem will also be included in the poetry book Conjure Volume 2.