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You've been typing in a hurry, probably,
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pressure on, facing a deadline.
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That all?
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There's a smudge of ink on your wrist,
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a bulge in your left jacket pocket.
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- Bit of a giveaway? - The smudge is deliberate,
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to see if I'm as good as they say I am.
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Oil-based, used in newspaper print.
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But drawn on with an index finger, your finger.
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Journalist. Unlikely you get your hands dirty at the press.
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You put that there to test me.
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I'm liking you.