Anthropological Linguistic: Sex Metaphor

According to Floyd, sex can be the reason to explain all.

A good friend of mine, who is now studying Anthropological Linguistic in Cambridge, sent me an interesting Sex Metaphor based on this:

Suppose it is true, then we can play a little freaky puzzle to compare sex to different elements, because it is all about the way you see, hear, smell, taste and touch, all about your spirit and body. And she sent a request to frds to create a sex puzzle, the key should be related to a very common object.

Well, that’s the time she tried to challenge my imagination, writing skill and my linguistic background. I doubted. How can I create sth. without knowing the main metaphor element?

But I hate to say “I CANNOT”. And it is not totally impossible. Actually quoted an American Linguist’s in his book, “the inspiration of writing is not based on real life; it is based on your passion and imagination about the real life.”And that’s the test to see how creative you are.

Anyway, I shall give a try. So I wrote this, from several friends’ words and I got some inspiration…

Ok, now it is puzzle time. Read it though with the sex metaphor, and guess:

What / Who is the HE (can be SHE for straight guys) here?

(See my tips below if you cannot get it…)



He came when I was unaware of
And invaded my body
Kissing every inch of my skin
So tender and warm

And then
He faded when I was unaware of
As he never came

The next morning
In front of the mirror
Naked
I saw the traces of his fingers
The spots of his kisses
Clearly，deeply
With pain
On my back
On my neck
As rosy as my face
Where a smile dancing
With rhythm of heartbeat
Wild, wild


See how creative your answer is and I will give the answer to this puzzle,lol.

Comment on my Facebook: Wang Yajun wrote
at 2:02am well. shouldn't we use our native language if she wants it for research? does it matter if we use a foreign language?
your poem is really good, and beautiful - just that i don't feel it very sexual, to be honest.
save me from the play of words. but thx for the invitation. hehe. language is too lame to convey the feelings for such a topic. Gloria Xiao wrote
at 8:50am Dear, thx for your comment~It seems we are building the wall here...

"language is too lame to convey the feelings for such a topic." and that's exactly what I thought of when seeing her request, it seemed still a failure since I know nothing about this topic either, so I said "give it a try", lol, so let it be a poem from an innocent girl poet...Being too sexual will ruin the romance and being X-rated...no good~

I am still living in my own beautiful dream somehow, seeing this real world and understand those good old days cracking words and grammar in the Library can never come again, while too reluctant to go back to the ivory tower, and somewhat I envy you...

Come and purify my soul again, haha...