Grace

delightfully elegant Pleasantly refined Heaven sent Wine and dined A strand of pearls Adorned her collar Enraged the girls When they saw her Called a whore and other slang Birds hit the floor when she sang Never endured The touch of a man Read the good word Pleased by her hand Waist petite Perfect breasts Clean meat Trimmed nest Skin of satin Painted nails Neat as a pin Whistles and bells Pinky erect Sipping tea Others pecked Relentlessly Bible kept Against her heart If she wept Tears were art Delicate feet Float like grace Danced to the beat Painting her space Kept no company He filled her cup Tithed her pennies He lifted her up