the palm reader

hands speak openly
drawing lines across the life
a finer balance 'tween the fingers
tells of happiness or strife
subtle changes live in creases
their truth within the skin
simple lines that show the future
meanings form where they begin
lengths of fingers mask a power
beyond all one's control
placed firmly in the slight of hand
as a sight into the soul
marking strength or faith or bliss
uniting souls through palmers' kiss