Love Poem: A Play
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Written by: João Camilo

A Play

She had a name written on her palm
And kept giggling after reading it
I was curious and with pretense calm
My eyes and this name have met,

She used a pen with dark blue paint
Crossing the lines on her hand, 
The “A”s were round, the “L”s bent,
“I” dots were spread like sand,

I needed to beg, I needed to insist 
For she didn’t want to show,
hiding it within her clenched fist,
teasing me with a laced bow, 

when she finally allowed me to see
it was late and I saw just a blur,
she laughed and I let her walk free 
like a kitten, also starting to purr.