How Many Heart Beats

How do you measure the time 

When two lovers come together

Within the ecstasy of a sequestered room?

Is it just a meaningless rise and fall?

An impure act of lust?

A carnival of Sin?

You can always tell if your lover is sincere

If he is counting 

How many heart beats before daylight arrives

And final goodbye

Thrusting you deep and shallow 

Keeping pace in a passionate race with the Sun

Making love until every last second is consumed 

Until the climax is done

While you fall together from the heights of desire

As you are forced to go in a blind rush

Your body shivering orgasmic

To one last explosive euphoric burst of pleasure

Ending with a prolonged sensuous kiss

As he holds you in his arms

You will know by this if your love is true

Heartbeats never lie 

Though lovers do.