Nell Poins

call me Poins  
 
her chestnut brown hair  
draped down her back  
covering her corset  
 
call me Nell
 
just like the character  
in the play by William  
begging for applause  
from a nameless audience  
 
like a the tooth of a dragon  
her danger sinks deep  
dripping poison into aster veins  
stained purple, virgin blood drawn  
 
 
as my love leaps like a hoptoad  
playing tricks of the trade  
as burglers rob travellers  
on the highways, how can I  
get the Prince of Wales  
 
To notice little Nelly Poins  
 
he sees me as one of the boys  
another scoundrel,  
a gentle thief of men's hearts  
who he believes would betray his trust  
 
Nell Poins is my name  
 
I may be a robber  
a highwayman (who is a woman)  
but sweet honey Hal  
will you notice sweet Nell  
 
for someone more then a scoundrel