Sharing is Sexy; Inspiration from "From Porn to Poetry 2"

Just days ago I received in the mail a copy of From Porn to Poetry 2, Clean Sheets second collection of their favorite fiction, essays and poetry. Of course, it’s filled with imaginative, super sexy stories (after all, Clean Sheets is the “standard for online erotica”), but I’m actually more attracted to the essays, which often provide thought provoking perspectives on many things erotic. This time around, for example, one man’s calm explanation of why he finds tennis to be sexy and another’s list of 25 Things to Do to a Tied-Down Lover.

However, the loveliest piece so far, I read tonight. In Brian Peters’ Fires at Midnight, he muses on the power of relationship sex, saying “Nearly all sex is relationship sex, because nearly all sex, and nearly all fantasies about sex are social constructs.” He then continues by analyzing four elements that keep the fire in a relationship: Listening, Learning, Lusting and Sharing.

This passage about Sharing I find particularly powerful and consider it worth sharing with you tonight:

We forget that the little stuff matters. Life is made of moments, the present one being all we have for sure, and sharing them is a pure joy. Sex is made from so many obvious sharings – sharing a hug, sharing a kiss, sharing a bed, sharing our bodies. But there are uncounted other things to share – sharing a sunset, sharing a walk in the rain, sharing an ice-cream cone, sharing a laugh, sharing a tear, sharing our joy, sharing I want you. Sharings are additive, somehow. Sharing a sunset brings added meaning to sharing a walk in the rain, and sharing moments of sadness brings an added dimension to sharing moments of joy. And if you wonder about the knowing smile the been-together-for-years couple seems to share, it’s just that they know sharing so many moments makes sharing their bodies electric.

If you want some more titillating reading, you can get copies of this and the first edition of From Porn to Poetry on Amazon.