We used to have it so together
We were so attracted to each other
We lived, dreamed and co-existed so deliciously close
There was no separation between us
Your moments were my moments
Not that we counted because it wasn’t necessary
You were me and I was you
Until the moment that changed it all
Our timeless love collapsed
There was a new impulse to drive us forward
Repulsion
We flew apart
Getting out of each other’s way at lightspeed
Moving mountains momentously
It was all so strange
Not to be one with you anymore
Familiar stasis replaced with exploration of new dimensions
Still, we flew farther and farther apart
Getting loose
And travelling to the ends of the universe
Travelling to the end of time
Letting you carry your own baggage
Wherever you might be
Because I repulse you
You repulse me
Enough to create a myriad of new worlds
To escape each other in
And our only together is a telescope view
Of that moment
When it blew up
For good
David Trudel © 2013
What you have done here with physics and reversed polarity is amazing–poignant, sad, and beautiful.
Thank you so much Susan. I wasn’t doing it consciously but this can also be read as a metaphor for my divorce or other failed relationships.