Sex

Sex is an element of life,not the whole of it.

Food is the first need

Man can't live by sex alone

Fools can't feel the truth

Reviews

[h d e rushin]

I was watching this documentary on WW1 and the battle at Flanders Field...where so many young boys were killed in the flower of their youth. The narrator said that most had died without ever experiencing sex for the first time which stuck me so deeply. The central act of human maturity and they were sent to die before ever doing it . These simple words can spark a greater understanding of the time we have on earth and how we are tied more to need than to want and desire........Nicely written/ dana

[zainul]

Thanks for stopping by and adding the lovely review.

[Ees]

I love this poem! It is so honest and has a touch of the raw that tend to gravitate to. It is beautiful. It reminds me of the Richard Brautigan poems that I stumbled across on a long journey to find them. This is great.

[zainul]

Thank you for the great contribution.
Frankly,I did not read Richard Brautigan poems.
I have to find them soon.
Thanks for your lovely compliments and admiring review.

[That1Nerd23]

Simplistically profound.
Excellent piece.

[zainul]

Thank you Jessa for the wonderful review.
It inspired me immensely.

[That1Nerd23]

You are quite welcome, Sir.

[zainul]

My pleasure.

[Shamsuddin Mazed]

Joss!

[Sukriti Suki]

Nice, short, appropriate for present times. Thought provoking, nice.

[zainul]

Thank you Sukriti for the admiring review.
I am glad that you have identified its appropriateness for the present times.

[Wolfhilde]

this is a nice one! it made me smile :) well done!

[zainul]

Thanks for the great review.
I am glad to know that you were made to smile by this piece :)

[Renée]

Senryu .. yes ? I hope someday I can put so much into few words !
No man cannot live by sex alone..although it is a very enjoyable part of life I must say ! But I understand your message..anything and that does include food ..used to excess is not a good thing.. moderation..self control..are important muscles to strengthen..

[zainul]

Thank you Renee for the very admiring review.
Your interpretation is very useful for our life.

[quinfinn]

sex is merely chicken soup for the flesh, nicely written

[zainul]

Thanks for the lovely review.

[quinfinn]

any time

[Rc R. Vagilidad]

It is too easy to read. But hard to argue. I'll make my review short. For this has spewed a lot of idea. Short and concise. Eloquent read :)

[zainul]

Thank you for the admiring review.
I am very pleased to read your well chosen words for this piece :)

[Rc R. Vagilidad]

You're always welcome.

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/pircano/443770/ you can stop by my similar piece too. :)

[zainul]

I will stop there soon.
Thanks for the invitation.

[Southern Cross]

Finally a poem that has the title of SEX yet defines it within its parameters..short, sweet and truthful

[zainul]

I feel so good that you appreciated it.
Thank you for your inspiring review.

[Belle]

In a theory in psychology like of Maslow's heirarchy of needs, along with the basic needs like breathing and foods, man as being needs sex as well. So basically sexual intimacy is as important as oxygen, but of course one cannot live by it alone that is because in all aspect we need to live in equilibrium...

I like this, few words but speak a lot!

[zainul]

Thank you ,Belle for your precious and pertinent focus on academic aspect.
My point matches with yours.
I wanted to mean that we need to live in equilibrium.
Thank you for the admiring review.

[Belle]

You are most welcome for it is always a pleasure to read substantial piece like this. :)

[zainul]

I wanted to knock your site when I saw among the online writers.You did the favor before I could reach you.
I missed the opportunity since ,I started to read a nice story.
Thanks for your lovely gesture.We are here to share something meaningful so that we can go to sleep with some pleasure in the mind.
I am going through my turn of reading works of other writers now.
I must thank you for citing Maslow's heirarchy of needs.
This is very pertinent to explain my piece.
You must be an expert of psychology,I guess.
Best wishes,
Zainul

[Belle]

Oh --no I am not an expert of the field you mentioned.
What I have said is the very first idea that struck in my mind
while reading your substantial piece. But you know what, this really haunts me, the reason why also I am back here, discussing with you.
There is this another interpretation in the other part of my mind.
I view FOOD as a representation of NEEDS
SEX as the WANTS or in a most deeper sense PASSION.
So it is now NEEDS versus PASSION, as they normally say it. But for me it should not be like that since NEEDS sustain our life while PASSION keeps us alive. In every state of being there should be a present of two to have balance ( equilibrium in a broader sense). Can you imagine a world or a life without equilibrium. It is a total dissolution, so we can not just brush it off and dwell ourself in just a matter of our needs (FOOD) or also in our passion (SEX).

[zainul]

I am open to appreciate intellectual discussions.
Your new interpretation is wonderful.
Thank you for your contributions.