Body Language

When they go to sleep
at this point in their lives,
facing away from each other
doesn't necessarily mean
a quarrel. Draping a hand
over the other's hand, 
a leg over the other's leg, 
doesn't necessarily mean
prelude to the old games
of search and rescue.
Like anyone else, they are tired
from the exertions of a work
day. Like anyone else, they know
how a pulse quickens, how heat
flushes through the courseways
of the body. On weekends, 
they know how to turn
off the alarm that rouses them 
from sleep so early on weekdays.