Forest Benedict, LMFT

A playfully provocative, research-backed, Dr. Seuss-style poem on the power of fantasy

In the deep velvet folds of your sultry gray matter,
Where desires drip-drizzle and pulses beat faster,
There’s a luscious delight that’s daring, divine—
A portal to pleasure that lives in your mind.

It might start as a whisper, or heat in your chest,
That wakes up the hunger and won’t let you rest.
It’s not filth—it’s freedom, it’s vivid, it’s wild,
It’s the scream of desire, untamed and exiled.

You can ride on a pirate, be tied to a mast,
Or spanked in a tower of mirrors and glass.
You can kiss in the clouds, or fuck in the sea—
There’s no shame in your kink, no guilt in your glee.

Because research has shown from studies back when,
That your fantasies brewing aren’t rooted in sin.
They are healing and hot—they increase libido,
Enhance satisfaction, and help your love grow.

Your mind is a meadow, your lust is the sun,
And fantasies bloom when the two become one.
You’re allowed to be filthy, to hunger and ache—
To beg for a bite or to offer the cake.

You can fantasize roughness, submission, or power,
Be the Dom, the good girl, the one wet in the shower.
You’re free to explore every ache you’ve denied—
To kneel, be teased, to ride or be tied.

“But that’s just too naughty!” says Miss Must-Behave Priss.
To which I say, “Shh… let them squirm in their bliss.”
For lust is a language, a sacred bold art,
A way to remember the heat in your heart.

So stroke it, imagine it, play in your skin—
Let fantasies cradle the pleasure within.
For deep in your soul where the wild ones roam,
There’s a craving that calls: “You were made to be known.”

So lie back, let go—let your mind take the lead,
No judgment, no guilt, just the thrill of your need.
You are fire and wonder, a storm and a flame—
As your fantasies, darling, burn free without shame.

In empowering support,
Forest Benedict, LMFT

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