I Remember

Reaching an apex  
of hunger and expectation  
pulse that can't be hidden  
options corralled by her consent  
so I remember  
 
The manifestations of my sex drive  
fully charged  
lance erected, stimulated  
quickness of breath  
and then I remember  
 
Her extended vocalizations  
tied to the respiratory system  
behavior so explicitly human  
yet triggering my flirtatious response
still I remember  
 
My own selfish aims  
in absence of mutuality must be checked  
discard assumptions or inferences that  
the display of of her sexuality  
equals an invitation to intercourse  
for still I remember