This is a pleasant stimulation of the erotic senses from the alluring title, captivating image, and purple font. Lavender tends to invoke calmness and serenity. It has been known to arouse men yet calm women. The writer displays attention to detail.
CONTENT AND FORMAT
The Whitman reference caught my eye because I adore Walt Whitman's poetry; it is sensual and you can read it as a stand alone by the sections on any page. As the title suggests, "Intellectual Sex" is seductive to females since we tend to romanticize sex. In contrast, men are visual and physical. Therefore, they court their ladies by means of impressing them with literature. Professors are notorious for this behavior. I think we can all agree that we have had sexual fantasies about our teachers.
I imagined the speaker as a female; an intelligent tease of a woman. She strikes me as a sensual being yet classy. The tone of poem comes off as classical but there are moments of blunt sexual details such as "fingers slip inside." The writer the does not hide behind figurative language but rather enhances it, creating a sensory overload.
PERSONAL CONNECTIONS
I adore erotica personally. It gives me a break from other intense reading material since I am diverse. Frankly, I want to read more erotica now instead of some serious work I was reading. I will certainly be keeping an eye on your writing.
This poem struck me with its intimate honesty and layered vulnerability. You have managed to turn intellectual attraction into something deeply erotic, and I love how you resist the easy path of physical lust in favor of something more cerebral, more emotionally charged. The way you explore desire not for a body, but for a mind, for someone's confusion, memories, and inner world is compelling and fresh. There is a tension throughout that builds quietly but intensely, especially in the way you write about forbidden feelings and the complexities of longing. I also appreciate how you let the speaker both observe and yearn, creating a voyeuristic quality that adds emotional weight. You are not just writing about sex, you’re writing about thought as seduction and that is powerful.
Yes a sensual poem indeed. The title and image grab the audience immediately and your poem unfurls as one would hope. Nice use of the senses, drawing in and building up this intense intellectual experience. Red colored letters seems to push forward the color of love and passion. Though, some women may see a different color? This "intellectual sex" is a nice escape into intimacy.
Great work =-) I enjoyed reading this piece very much. Loaded with deep emotion, it is both romantic and passionate. The way you used the sexual component(s) to describe the mental connection between two minds was excellent.
Still want you is such a delicious line.. so full of meaning.
But then again as I reread your poem for the third time there are many lines that beckon to me.
I really enjoyed your poem.
Lisa
The title "Intellectual Sex" got my interest. I enjoyed the poem very much, it is such a clever linguistic collage of two different realms, sex and conversation. I like how it elevates the role of the brain in eroticism. Great poem!
This here is what every couple should experience intimacy, the love, the touch of one another, it's like some people don't have that in their relationships because they just have casual relationships not committed relationships. They feel this poem in their bones, in their heart, in their bodies. It's amazing what we can all do with our minds that wander.
This title stimulated my interest, and each line that followed continued to do so oh so very well. It is intriguing in ways that are sexual on the surface yet ultimately seem to be more about emotional intimacy. Some of my favorite lines, or those which most resonate with me, are "I want to make love With your feelings" and also "you use a fantasy In order to protect yourself". I relate to this in a deeply personal way.