Your Pull

Your Pull
by Michael R. Burch

for Beth

You were like sunshine and rain—
begetting rainbows,
full of contradictions, like the intervals
between light and shadow.

That within you which I most opposed
drew me closer still,
as a magnet exerts its unyielding pull
on insensate steel.

Originally published by The Lyric

Keywords/Tags—Love, Magnet, Magnetism, Pull, Attraction, Opposites Attract, Desire, Lust, Crush, Electricity, Chemistry, Alchemy, Physics, Physical, Body, Lodestar, Compass, Needle, True North, North Star, Relationship, Relationships, Affinity, Compassion, Friendship, Engagement, Marriage
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
February 8, 2020 at 10:09 PM
Fantastic poem Michael! xomo
Burch Avatar
February 9, 2020 at 5:19 AM
I'm glad you think so, Maureen.
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