About the Poem

This poem is about a man I long to love, yearn to hold, ache to touch. Still, we share the words "I love you" and each time those three beautiful words spill from his lips all the aching, all the yearning subsides and I'm filled with such a lush peace that the world around me floats away. I love this man, I would walk to the ends of the earth to hold him in my arms and call him mine.

Lustful Longing

by Jennifer Benfer

Tell me what I'd have to change. Who would I have to be
To slip into your arms; for you to make sweet love to me.
Must I climb the highest cliff; swim along the ocean floor
Crawl over broken glass - would you demand that I do more?
Could you take me as I am, with my issues and my flaws
Pull me to your chest without a hesitation or a pause?
Slide your hungry tongue between my parted lips.
Run your anxious fingers along my quivering hips.
Wrap me in your passion, expose your every need.
Press your steamy lips to mine, every secret freed.
Sprinkle your tears across my cheek, confess every desire
Moan my name, call me yours, and set my soul on fire.
Need me more with every breath that slips into your chest,
Please me nightly, miss me daily, never compare me with the rest.
Grip my wrists; look in my eyes, and say the words I long to hear
Kiss me roughly, and weep my name, forever hold me dear.
Do I ask for wishes that could never quite come true?
Is my sin, my greatest fault, that I can't stop loving you?

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127 Visitor Comments

It made me ache to read this. Quite moving. I can relate, although my desire is pure lust, no love. Reminds me of someone who drives me crazy and consumes my every thought since I met him five months ago.

lisa

There was so much emotion within your words, I could actually feel it.

Keesha

This poem says everything ive been thinking about with my baby.

Jennifer

I'm Jennifer. I was simply googling my maiden name at work and realized my old poem is still around. I'm so pleased to know that it touched someone's heart. I love the comments. Unfortunately, me and the man in the poem did not live happily ever after. it wasn't for a lack of trying though.

Lucretia

this poem is so deep. it made me think of all the past feelings I had for people I could never get

destiny

OMG I LOVE IT. I PROMISED MY MAN A ROMANTIC NIGHT AFTER WE MADE UP FROM ARGUEING THE PREVIOUS DAY, AND I MADE A BUBBLE BATH WITH CANDLES AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (LOL) AND I READ YOUR POEM TO HIM BEFORE THINGS GOT A LITTLE TOO STEAMY IN THE TUB. HA HA! THIS POEM WORKS MIRACLES. TRUST ME ON THAT. GREAT WORK. IM A WRITER MYSELF BY THE WAY. MAYBE SOMETIME I CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF MY WORK.

Briana

I love this poem it really captivates every single detail that im currently going through and i just absolutely love it.

Fran

I love this poem! I wish I had the nerve to send it to the guy I care so much about.

April

This poem is absolutely beautiful and amazing! Please keep up the wonderful work. I feel exactly this way for someone in my life. A Fellow Poet, April

I use this poem in my profile and love it 100% Im a very good looking gay butch female, green eyes, very tanned I can pull the ladies all day long, I have the talk and the looks. ;-) But im not to good with words as you can see,over the internet people cant c u and talk, well i know they can! any way need to thank u so much this poem has had the ladies falling at my feet. over the net and in my world. do u hav any simlar ones xxxxx thanks Shaz xxxxx

DENISE

WOW, WOW, WOW REALLY HIT A NERVE, I FELT LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT IM DEALING WITH FANTASTIC POEM

Joceline

This poem is all me i love with so much passion lust desire it's drives me crasy, I need more

sasha

truely awesome, thanks for sharing .

Tiffany

My fiance' and i have been dealing with some issues and have not made love in over three months i've been longing for him but did not have the right words this poem i know will show him exactly how i feel. Thank You So Much!

Melissa

THAT WAS AWESOME! GOOSEBUMPS GALLORE!

Lydine

I really like this poem. It makes me think of how I feel about someone

sheila

fabulous it says it all

NITA

THAT WAS AVERY TOUCHING AND UNIQUE POEM. IN OTHER WORDS THAT POEM WAS FROM THE HEART.

Keithena

This poem is so awesome! You put in words what I have been trying for so long. Great poet I give you on a scale of 1-10 you get a 11

Ruth

I loved this poem, it spoke to what I feel for someone now, and made me feel less alone in that longing.

Azizi

Beautiful work Jennifer. really turns me on.

Marcia

All I did was google lustful poems and I got exactly what I was looking for this poem speaks the very truth of how I feel about my new man. At least I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Jessica

I loved your poem I thought it was so intimate and I could actuallly relate. I look forward to reading more of your great poems.

DANIKKA

WOW, WAY TO GO. THIS IS AN AMAZING POEM.

Amber

This poem was absolutely amazing. It touched me deeply and made me think of the needs Ive been longing for. Thank you. Sincerely, Amber Vote: *****

Sharrica

I really liked this poem because it is how I feel about my man. I am really in love with him and just seeing him excites me. I thought this poem was perfect.

candy

tight!

Kim

The way the author pulls you into her world is unreal. The realistic feel of this poem is mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing it.

Nichole

Wow. Wow. (in a very good way) WOW! Any body know if she has more poetry?

Sara

ok wow!

Britney

This Poem was absolutly fabulous! i love it and i feel what u are aying about it.

Deby

PERFECT! I can't wait to share it with my man. keep up the great work.

Eve

I have been reading screeds of poems the past few days, this one jumped straight to my heart. love it.

abbas

excited!

dorothy

this poem moved me to the extreme, gave me goosepimples all over. wow, i never believed words could hold such meaning until i read this. excellent. fantastic. and deep.

Brian

Very good poem. I have looked at a lot of poems but this one is perfect. Keep up the good work!

Alexa

This is absolutely amazing. You have captured exactly what feelings are experienced when you long and lust for someone with everything in you. It is mind blowing to read this and think of that person you long for. Thank you.

larry

that was the bomb just what i was looking foryou are the greatest!

Rebecca

Wow! Your words set my soul on fire!

tiffany

that poem was the greatest!i feel the same way and am ssending it to my man now thank you

tamara

i just loved your poem. you capture all the right feelings of love and lust.

Kari

Your poem was wonderful. ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL.

i understand this poem and its effects i want my husbands to do all those things its a wonderful use of your feelings !

Charity

I love this, I only wonder what it was you feeling or thinking when you wrote it.

nick

your words express how i feel, i'm sending it to the man i love but can't have, maybe he'll understand now how i feel.

cheri

This poem is soooo deep, I can't even begin to explain myself. Excellent Work!

Steph

This poem reminds me of what I have with my true love. It's excellent!

APRIL

its beautiful, so beautiful it caused tears

I hesitated to read the poem because I was already moved by your poem's introduction. "I long to love, yearn to hold, ache to touch. "

laura

beautiful! i know exactly how you feel. i loved the whole poem!

tasha

This is seriously one of the best poems I have ever read. I can relate to every word, so this poem really touched my heart.

sheldena

I enjoy reading someone elses poetry besides my own. Sometimes when I start to read someones poem, things just do not rhyme or they rhyme alittle and through you off in the middle. Yours was the total opposite, actually reminding me of my own. Keep the good work up Jennifer

Jazmine

This is a great poem that touched me because it describes exactly how I feel about someone. Very imaginative and prolific!

carol

Erotic! Must be spoken to be truly appreciated.

Crystalz

Beautiful....Magnificent....Perfect!

NawTAngel

Soooo BEAUTIFUL..its PERFEFCT!

Jodi

A most beautiful poem, your talent is lovely. On a scale of 1 to 10 this is a 10 ! I love it, thank you for sharing.

Misti

This poem needs five stars thats all I have to say about that.

This poem personifies my feelings for my girl.. GREAT JOB!

Stacy

This explained everything.I miss my boyfriend even more than I already did after reading this. Beautifully written!

Darkmoonangel

Totally awesome. I understand so much what you mean, I reciently divorced and have started falling in love with someone new.

Natalie

Babe I hear you! I understand every word you have written, you have managed to put my thoughts on paper. Thank you for giving me somethng to hold onto, you do it well.

Liz

Wow powerful words that rocked the ground beneath me. What is worse than wanting what you describe is wanting so bad to want, really to want it with the one who wants this with you.

Priscila

I was left speechless as I read through the poem. Even a tear rolled down my cheek as I sat motionless. You did a stupendous job, and hopefully your writing will endure forever within your heart and those of others.

Nick

I thought it was very emotionally appealing

Britt

very Good ! I Like IT! I Feel The Same Way About boys sometimes!

carrie

i never really enjoyed poems until i read this one

Wati

I LOVE THE POEM.A PERFECT 10!

Aby

The best poem I have read!

april

reading this poem was like it was written for me and my man.woo hoo!

Barbara

Jennifer.I truly loved this poem as I truly understood it to describe my own feelings. Thank you.

regina

i think this poem is one of the best that i have read on this page

I only wish I had the guts to email this to "a friend." It truly hits home the emotions, feelings, desires.

FiFi

Reminds me of someone special.

Teeza2k

My sentiments exactly. I loved it.

Christine

This was awsome! You have a talent.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! I FELT SUCH LONGING AND LOVE THROUGH HER POEM!

Sha

One word...WOW!

Dawnyale

This poem is incredible! It totally pulls you in and you feel every emotion that she speaks of.

lisa

awesome poem

pallavi

beautiful poem,just how im feeling now that my bf is away from me.

Lois

The poem is wonderful. It says something I wanted to say, but couldn't, in a most beautiful way. I love it.

Debbie

A beautifully written piece, I know what this feels like.....

andrea

beautiful

faye

Just wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea

This poem has a wonderful rhythm. Great job! One suggestion: Last line; cannot instead of can't. Just a suggestion.;-)

Jon

Absolutely incredible, it really decribes what people feel.

tim

LOVE YOUR POEM AND THOUGHTS

Beth

This poem describes perfectly the way that love and lust go hand in hand

TULIP

I love it!!!!

jimmy

very touching

Linda

This poem gives a down to earth account on how we feel and what we are thinking....Well for me anyway

Mary

unspoken words to longings, you did it!

Amanda

That was just want I wanted to say.

pixie

just broke up(again!)with my boyfriend and gosh can I feel this poem!Very healing at this moment in time...

Kim

You put in to words what I was feeling. Wonderful poem.

VEDA

great

Amy

very well written, poet has talent. awesome poem! I LIKED IT!

jack

Great feeling of life as it is.

Angie

PERFect Poem!

LaDwidia

This poem was very good it had a very deep meaning and I was left totally amazed by the context of it you go girl this poem is the BOMB

Glenda

This poem was so moving,it reminded me very much of a relationship that I am in right now. Keep up the great works.

scrooge

This is one of the best poems i have read in a long time.Luv your work.Keep up the good work.This poem really touched my heart.

Katriina

I'm going to use it rightaway!

sherry

i just think this is just a beautiful poem

Hook

The poem is wonderful.captures the sentiment well and titilates the imagination.

Lane

Jennifer this is a very powerful poem. Rhythm, rhyme and passion. Loved it

ThiS PoEm HaS SuCH A wOnDeRfUL & YeARnInG FeELinG oF SenSaTioN To It. JuSt ReAdInG iT Gave mE A ThRuSting RuSh!!!

insomnidream

I like this poem a lot... Its very honest about what truly is important and passionate in intimacy and love and the fear and doubts thereof.

Lorinda

Very Good

Cindy

I was very impressed with the writing of this poem. It captures the true feelings of a deep desire for something in which seems impossible to grasp. The fluency and grammar are well chosen.

sue

love it!

Dawn

You poem expressed my thoughts perfectly to my new found love

Melanie

This is a wonderful poem. There is a feeling in it that comes across so strong. I love how it is written. Keep doing what you are doing, girl.

Kristin

This poem was awesome! I love the part that they wanted to know what they had to change and were willing to do so but really just wanted to be excepted for the way that they really were. That shows how much that they really do care!

KIM

THIS POEM IN MY OPINION HAS DEEP WONDERFUL MEANING I READ THE REST BUT THIS ONE IS THE BEST FOR ITS MEANING AND ITS APPEAL.

Amanda

I loved this poem!! It made me think about my first love and how we can never be together again. Even though it was sad, it touched me.

Heather

Very well written! I sent it to my boyfriend to read....I loved it!!

dorinda

Makes you feel the love.

Toni

very good. really hits home.

Andy

Beautiful. perfectly sums up the strength of emotional longing and desire that can only be expressed by experience when loving someone, almost losing them and hopefully refound and restrengthened.

would that my friend get so much courage in her that she can say this to me. a very beautiful poem.

Lesa

very good I loved it

Christine

This is the most beautiful, romantic poem I have ever read.

The

Great poem, it expressed my thoughts exactly.

phyllis

a perfect 10

Monti

Jennifer this poem reminds me so much of my ex i really love it keep up the good work

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