Thursday: br They sit br on a single bed. br Purloined kisses. br Awkward misses br in the shadows. Chaste br fumblings, br one candle lit. br br Friday: br They lie br on a single bed. br Bolder now. br A trickle of sweat from a brow br stains the pillow br in the shadows. Tentative br tumblings, br a bedsite lamp lit. br br Saturday: br They rest. br They sleep all night br on the single bed. br nothing much said, br the rain falling, br thunder and its rumblings, br no lights. br br Sunday: br The tiger br awakes. The lioness is stirred. br Sleep eludes them br there on a single bed. br From soft pulse to code red br passion’s stumblings, br a strobe-light blinked. br br Monday: br Back to work. br The sunlight glistens br on the pavement br and ricochets off the car bumper ahead.