Signs

[ellajam]

Curiously, she gave him her hand

I have already said I like this line, but having read the sound arguments against "curiously" I'd like to make my case for it.

I read the poem as a romance (me being me ). It describes a power that cannot be taken, two elements at odds, yet oddly, curiously, what cannot be taken is given (what could she have been thinking, but really, we know). It is an odd and sometimes dangerous thing to do, the Boom at the end is no surprise.

My comment may be more abstract that your poem,   , I can clarify if you're not convinced that it is an asset to the poem, for me.