Opposites Attract

Unstructured and unsure
Informal and “open-minded”
The antithesis of everything you stand for

But you love it
You love me because of it

Strict and formatted
Specific and selective
The characteristics that constitute
what I’ve always labeled a condescending snob

But I love you
I love your honesty

We disagree
on the very interests
that we share so passionately

But we agree on this

Love is the one emotion
that surpasses all differences
that lives on despite opposition
that survives through conflict and confrontation
Love is powerful
its strength reaching far beyond
our opinions
and far beyond our differences

09/02/02
2:50 p.m.

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