Opposites

She was so hard to decipher.

She reminded him of fire- blazing and incinerating.

How the smallest spark could ignite her so eminently- he never could understand.

She was fire- destroying all that comes in her way in the glory of her anger.

But she was also the warmth and safety that fire produced.She could illuminate every creature in her wake.

She was inspiration 

for a whole new revolution.

She was fire and her fire had warmed his heart.

How she could go from being an annihilator to a life giver - he could never understand

All he knew was that she was fire and to keep burning, she needed wood. And he was ready to give her that.

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He was water.

Cool and calm and collected. It was this nature that made him so puzzling.

He always lived in the present.

He was water - gurgling and bouncing

How he could turn into a hurricane with no apparent reason she never could understand.

All she could understand was that he was water and he had drowned her in thoughts of him.

She loved to fight with him. Not because she hated him. But because she envied him. She envied his tranquil nature which was so unlike her own. She envied his ability to keep her in a trance, to make her forget that she was supposed to hate him. She envied how easily he made her fall in love with him.

He was water and to keep flowing, he needed a path. And she was willing to show him that

Author's Note

Just decided to experiment with the romance genre. Would love to hear an honest opinion on it.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Since I crave originality, especially in the “romance” genre, I love the way you present two opposing profiles this way. When I read the first one, I was already seeing “opposites” within the same person. I wasn’t looking ahead to realize your poem covers another person, too. Again, each person (opposites) is filled with opposing traits, as we all are. I love complicated romantic depictions, since so many are done with unrealistic perfection or uniformity! Nicely crafted extended metaphors of fire & water (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you noticed the opposing traits within the person. The concept of opposites attracting had always fascinated me and I'm glad you liked my take on it 😊😊

[Zoya]

Reminds me of one of erin hanson's pieces. Loved this one. Great work!

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much!

[Zoya]

You're welcome

[FlatLineBeauty]

I just love this so much. It brings together how opposites attract. It made me feel that intensity of how extreme both sides could be, but also the softer sides as well. Very well written.
xo FLB

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much for your review!

[alanwgraham]

You have done very well with this story. It's great to see how you have approached this age old story of love and opposites attracting in a fresh way that draws you in and makes it readable. I think that you could work a little on it but nothing major - for example in some places you use full stops, in others not. Also I noticed that he could turn into a hurricane but also had a tranquil nature. Just a thought - would it work to develop it into the more repetitive structure that you have in the first part ie she was .... It might make it stronger still.

Well done and keep writing,
Regards, Alan

[Elizabeth]

thank you for your review, i will surely work on this

[angel]

This is beautiful it is sad but true. I think we all feel like this sometimes. I love your writing. I will read more.

[Elizabeth]

thank you for your review!

[angel]

You are welcome I love it

[L.C. Jarrette]

i love how you changed the font style which also transitions to another point of view. and the ending is simply exquisite.

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much for your review

[L.C. Jarrette]

you're welcome

[W1STER1A]

I love the extended metaphor writing. I've never been much of a poet, but I've always loved reading it. The change in font was a nice touch because it juxtaposed the differing perspectives.

[Elizabeth]

Thank you. All your reviews have really made my day!

[Elisabeth]

Wow, I really enjoyed this! I love how you ended both sections of the story in a similar fashion. Very engrossing. :)

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much for your review.
I made the thought process of both the characters similar on purpose- because i wanted to show that the both are not so different as they presume.
I am glad you liked this