Exposure

Impressions, under darkness, hide —
invisible to the eye.
They covertly electrify
with the pleasure they provide.

These forms on photographic plate
that we’ve hidden out of sight
(or, too early, exposed to light)
will simply…evaporate.

Our timing has to be precise
to ultimately reveal
the images that we conceal,
which our passions did entice.

But truth is readily exposed
in worlds we explore at night,
when what’s hidden can come to light
while our human eyes are closed.

For in that netherworld of shades
and total self composure,
we concede to the exposure
of intimate masquerades.