"Sex Without Love" Sharon Olds

I must say that I loved this poem, the contrast in the poem was phenomenal! I think that Brian Sutton took the words right out of my mouth by stating that this poem is "a contrast between emotional coldness and physical heat;" there is an aspect that is address which are morals conflicting with human sexuality which I feel Olds did amazingly in incorporating the imagery within this poem. The fact that Olds began this poem with a such a question: 
"How do they do it, the ones who make love
without love?"

As if she couldn't possibly fathom this possibility herself, you can tell from the way she describes the sexual act that she thinks of this to be a sacred thing between two people. The fact that she mentions God on several occasions also reflects her strong opinion on this matter. I feel like she is saying that if you love God how could you indulge in such a sacred act with someone who you don't love and she also mentions a counter aspect which I feel she made a good point and did an effortless job at it. In the very last lines of the poem was perfection as far as ending the poem:

"just factors, like the partner
in the bed, and not the truth, which is the
single body alone in the universe
against its own best time."In the end if you don't have love then the sex is over and your left with just yourself, no love, no faith in God.