It is written from the perspective of a hooker, and it sounds like she fell for one of his customers, but she knows that that's unrealistic and she's scared that they can never have a relationship.. and the napkin bit.. is she stalking his girlfriend? I don't know about that but here
"the porter smiles to me
a smile I've bought
with a couple of gold coins
a sign that I've been caught"
It is written from the perspective of a hooker, and it sounds like she fell for one of his customers, but she knows that that's unrealistic and she's scared that they can never have a relationship.. and the napkin bit.. is she stalking his girlfriend? I don't know about that but here
"the porter smiles to me a smile I've bought with a couple of gold coins a sign that I've been caught"
she has bribed the doorman not to tell on her