you are the north to my south
the anode to my cathode
a valley to my mountain
night to my day
the cat to my dog
some say opposites attract
we sure don’t!
Simplicity
quiet, yielded
resting, trusting, opening
heart, breath — burden, labyrinth
tangling, questioning, striving
restless, shadowed
Complexity
The world often wonders—how can two different personalities match up?
Wouldn't their differences create a barrier & let their happy lives shatter?
Well, it's the nature of our universe,
Where contrasts always attract,
Connecting two souls together—it's a cosmic truth, undeniable and exact.
Sadly, like ones always repel,
Drifting apart, and at one point, they start to rebel.
To be honest, that does make sense.
We experience both grief and happiness,
Yet together, they complete the beauty of life.
She loves summer & I admire winters,
Which lets us explore the world through changing seasons and skies.
She's hot, and I'm chill—
Just like the Sun and Moon, uplifting each other's beauty in the sky,
A perfect blend of romance & thrill.
With time, opposites start to feel complementary.
Things that once seemed like antonyms now feel like synonyms,
And that’s the ethereal glow of life & time.
If birds of a feather flock together
altho' it's a fact
how do opposites
like you and I attract?
North and south two similar poles
on opposing sides of the street
repel and push each other away
and so the twain shall never meet.
If there's a magnetic attraction
between you and me
then opposite poles be we
and as I recall you're not repellent at all
in truth quite the magnetic personality.
They say They say opposites attract,
I suppose they were right to think that especially for us.
For i was naive
and you wanted to deceive
I was as pure as the driven snow
And you were dark like the concept of a Jane Doe.
Opposites attract.
You secretly wanted to attack,
I just wanted you to love me back.
You made me think lust was love all because you were under an act. Opposites attract.
I wanted you on your worst days,
you wanted me at your place for the worst ways.
Opposites attract.
I guess that’s why we aren’t attracted to each other anymore. Because when I look at my actions towards others i see yours and you made me like that.
It's said that opposites attract.
Recall how the north pole on one magnet
draws into the south pole of another,
and binds strongly together,
due to the strong attraction force between them.
When the opposite poles apart, get close together,
their fields interact, mutually strengthening
and drawing the other in to bind.
The alignment builds a strong force of attraction and a strong bond.
It's said that opposite types of people attract for many similar reasons.
Excitement of the new and novelty.
Ability to learn from each other.
It's a way to build balance,
filling the gaps in each other's own personality.
There's mutual fascination with the fundamental differences.
But, the face of love is another matter entirely.
For when looking for someone
to love among the sea of faces,
we can't get the image
of ourselves in the mirror
out of our heads.
The face of love is our own.
We complete each other's lines.
Couples are often twin lookalikes.
Let's face it!
The earth is steady, with a north and south pole
with positives and negatives, for life on earth
This is a cycle, that works very well
interfere with its structure, and it will turn to disaster
The creatures in nature, have a vital role
with predators and prey, to keep living, day by day
This is a routine, that lets them excel
interfere with their pasture, and we all go down faster
When we were single, what was it they said?
That 'opposites attract', something like that.
But being young in love - we charged ahead
and learned just what they meant right off the bat.
You liked your bacon crisp; I liked mine soft.
I drove like Dale Earnhardt; you'd take it slow.
When I served burnt toast, you just gently coughed
and ate that charcoal like a GI Joe.
In politics we sometimes disagree,
yet you still kindly hear my point of view.
We may not always bond religiously,
but no one I know shows more grace than you.
To me, you are the definition of
what people fondly speak of as True Love.
I love books that have no end,
truth that is hard to bend,
letters I forgot to send,
and reading them again,
unmade beds that invite,
stories I need to write,
eating ice cream with contrite,
knowing wrong is sometimes right,
I love grass that needs mowed,
a garden that feeds my soul,
boots that kick my toes,
boats I never row,
bridges that go nowhere,
the triple dog I dared,
knowing my love was fair,
falling up the stairs,
I love price that's worth the cost,
my mind that I found lost,
tomatoes that never rot,
the demons that I fought,
never having enough on my plate,
hearing words you can't say,
leaving when I was told to stay,
being the keeper of my own fate.
~Vickie Thayer~
She was born with fire
Hot enough to burn bones to ash.
She was roaring
Screaming for home.
Then someone
Something
Put her out.
He was ice
Wind
Flying and chilling
Cold enough to fracture
Shatter someone.
But gentle
For the flower girl and then
nothing.
No more garden
He covered it all in ice until
Every petal crumbled.
Eons later
The fire met the ice and both were fierce,
Both were empty.
Threatening to fall
Into the darkness.
Saving each other,
Saving themselves.
The scorching flame
Licked the freezing winds
And magic scarred
Hearts and left.
Shadows sitting
Waiting for
Fire Heart
And the Hawk.
When one excites
the other calms.
When one is worried
the other soothes.
When one is rough
the other smooths.
We go together
like sweet and sour.
We're the same
yet different too.
We can't fit in
the same shoes.
But we like the sky
and the stars above.
And we both like
being in love.
We share our cookies
and our milk
Because he likes the chocolate
and I like the cream.
And we both dare to dream.
If I'm sad
he makes me laugh.
If he's mad
I act daft.
I like red
and he likes blue.
Together we make
a lovely purple hue.
If I'm broken
he fixes me up.
I'm the sugar
in his cup.
We come together
whatever we do.
Like a plus and a minus
we stick like glue.
He hypnotizes
and I magnetizes
Cause opposites attract
and that's a fact!
Copyright: Jan. 24, 2017
"All Rights Reserved"
This is too easy a lemon couldn't squeeze he, the blind couldn't see free, I wouldn't want to be T, didn't break a leg I cracked my left knee, it's not good luck if you're as bad as can be, why would I be cool with all this hot energy, and don't take your time if my meetings at 3, just know i'm happy for you but more mad at me, worry bout it too much your mind it'll eat, if it's your fault take responsibility, oh my god, is wonderful and lovely...
(P.S)
I wrote this poem in about 20 minutes with some tricky thinking on the sarcastic and opposite meaning phrases we say everyday and flipping them to the logic side.
I'm kind of a new poet but i'm learning the in's and out's to this pretty throughly. Hope you enjoy!
I stood on a corner, act naturally they said !
There was a tap on my shoulder and I let out a silent scream
Good grief you scared me !. But no surprise there as you look like the living dead.
Now it could get pretty ugly as Military intelligence have said
A small guy with plastic glasses and tight slacks will sell me what I need
He walked up to us and said this may look like a genuine imitation well it is almost exactly the same.
you don't look terribly pleased with the diet ice cream
The moral of this sorry tale is opposites attract
Right a (poem lol ) using oxymoron's or the Most Unexceptional I could muster
i am matter---love, antimatter
never to meet save to explode
i am space, love is time
parallel dimensions never to meet
When day comes to night, there's no more light.
When easy turns to hard, it will take a fight.
When happy comes to sad, nothing seems right
But when girl meets boy, everything will be alright
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