Come
"Come." Used as a command: Sit. Stay. Come. Being at someone's mercy. You can't help yourself. You're compelled to follow his/her orders.
"I'm coming." The sense of one person moving into another's space. When called from another room, your lover calls back, "I'm coming..." And then he/she is there, with you.
"He came." "She came." The rush of knowing you're desired. You're at the party, hoping he/she will show up. Hoping he/she wants you enough to make an effort. And then someone whispers in your ear, "He came." "She came." And you're suddenly flushed with pleasure and nervous expectation of what will happen next. The air in the space between you crackling with electricity.
"Come for me." The bare exposure of one's need, the desire to not be abandoned or lonely. Yearning for connection. Calling across a distance: I'm alone here. Come for me.
"Come inside me." "I want to come inside you." The sense of giving everything you are to someone. Saying to someone, or having someone say to you: "You don't just get the exterior, the shut door. All the doors and windows fly open at your approach. You get to come inside." Coming in from the cold world, into the warmth of another human being. Two parts becoming whole for the first time, over and over. One ecstatic soul, for one ecstatic moment.
It's a good word.
Comments (13)
I came.
And, you summed it up for me.
;-)
1. Posted by Ellie on March 19, 2006
Ellie: And hopefully you (or someone you like) saw and conquered, too.
2. Posted by Miss Syl on March 19, 2006
I've often puzzled over the origin of that word, never having been able to find an adequate answer to where it - sorry - came from.
It is an excellent word, however, and one I enjoy growling out.
3. Posted by Karl Elvis on March 19, 2006
Karl Elvis: It is an excellent word. *Particularly* when growled out.
4. Posted by Miss Syl on March 19, 2006
I loved your exposition on this seldom-explored bit of etymology!
Do we use "come" because the semen "comes" out of the man's cock?
Just guessing!
5. Posted by Cherrie on March 20, 2006
Cherrie: And I love a girl who can use "cock" and "etymology" in the same breath.
Do we use "come" because the semen "comes" out of the man's cock?
Interesting theory. But then why would women use the term, too?
6. Posted by Miss Syl on March 20, 2006
Maybe because males hijacked the sexual lexicon early on.
For what it's worth, I prefer the alternate spelling, cum:
Cum (n.)--(1) the act of having an orgasm; (2) the male ejaculate (syn.: semen, jizz, juice).
Cum (v.)--to experience orgasm, to reach the state of ultimate sexual bliss.
7. Posted by Cherrie on March 21, 2006
Cherrie: Yeah, I've never been big on alternate spellings of words that aren't that hard to spell to begin with. Things like "nite" and "thanx" bug the hell out of me, no idea why. Plus the "cum" spelling always reminds me of poorly written Penthouse Forum stories for some reason.
The dictionary also defines "come" as slang for orgasm, so it counts, too.
But whatever spelling gets you off, I say go with it.
8. Posted by Miss Syl on March 21, 2006
What a beautiful ode to a great word. I never really thought about this before, but I will now! Thanks.
9. Posted by Adora on March 25, 2006
So interesting to finally sit back and think about it! Part of the appeal has to be in its present tense...like an ongoing sensation or action. It has ended yet; it's still on its way, building up, etc. :)
Very interesting topic! I'll be back for more...
xoxo
Tara
10. Posted by Tara Tainton on March 26, 2006
Adora: Aw, thanks. And thanks for saying hi.
Tara: Yes, good in the present tense. And then let's not forget in the past tense you can say you also saw and conquered. ;-) Thanks for the comment. I'll look forward to your visits.
11. Posted by Miss Syl on March 26, 2006
To me, it's because if you're doing it right, if you're perfectly there in the moment and connected to that person, true intimacy is in inviting them to come with you, to a place beyond normal consciousness, where body and spirit and mind join in perfect bliss.
12. Posted by Cricket on March 27, 2006
Cricket: Excellent point, and very nicely put! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
13. Posted by Miss Syl on March 28, 2006