Love actions

In the dark,
you reach for me
and it's easy to surrender,
for the body knows nothing
of secrets, of guilt, of blame,
It loves in the moment
with no history to hark back to,
no future to fathom.
Just giving and taking,
here and now.

For a short while
I slip free,
give in to the learned responses,
the reflex actions, this faux loving.

The air cools between us
and the grey light defines
your eyes, questioning?,
I turn toward the window
in mock bravery,
as if I welcome the day.