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Collection of Poetry - 12. Opposites Attract

Opposites Attract?

You were a fiery idealist
And I was a gentle cynic
You saw the best in people
I saw the crippling flaws

You said you would die for me
I told you not to be foolish
You said we were soulmates
I told you there was no such thing

You said it was fate
Me – coincidence
You said you would die if I did
I said I would grieve, and move on

We loved each other
But you saw our fights as leaks to be fixed
And I saw them as a natural part of our relationship
You cried rivers of tears and I grieved in silence

You wanted a knight in shining armor
I wanted a man who was down to earth
You had unwavering faith in humanity
I had unwavering faith in myself

You wore rose-colored glasses
And I was jaded
You liked romantic comedies
And I liked tragedies

We drifted apart
I was sad and tried to move on
You wrote poetry and felt you had known true loss
I shook my head

I went to law school
And made six figures a year
You went to Cambodia
And saw true suffering

We met again last year
At a mutual friend’s house
I was tired, but successful
You were tired, and burnt out

The difference?
I expected nothing from people
And you expected everything
You couldn’t handle the truth

Copyright © 2011 Menzoberranzen; All Rights Reserved.
Stories posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you. 
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