PORTIA'S CHITCHAT.

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Brutus’s wife comes over and distracts
Annona from her slave girl Amy’s touch

And closeness and even as she chats and
Chats Amy finds the presence of one so

Rich and high daunting and makes her feel her
Place as a slave even more than ever

And there is talk of Marcus Annona’s
Husband who is due back any day which

Amy dreads and fears in case he should hear
Any rumours of she being in his

Wife’s bed and them making love night after
Night in his welcome absence sometimes with

Such passion that they are oblivious
That their moans and cries could be heard by the

Other slaves nearby or passing through and
Portia speaks of the importance of one

Getting the right slaves and those one can trust
And she looks Amy up and down with her

Dark eyes without smiles or real interest
Just a glimpse just that disdainful gaze then

She looks away talking all the time of
Brutus’s hard work and friends and Amy

Wonders if her mistress Annona would
Ever refuse her entrance to the bed

Or if Marcus discovering the deeds
Done would have her beaten and sold or have

Her put to death as nightly she dreams and
Dreads such she knows and fears is the danger

Of making passionate love to other’s
Wives in other people’s beds but although

Annona watches Portia and hears her
Words she senses Amy’s presence all the

More and wishes Portia would go and take
Her chitchat to some other’s ears and leave

Her be for all she wants and wants to hear
And feel and know is the presence and words

And love of her loyal slave girl Amy.