repulsion

is
a natural
force

two magnets
won’t make out;

instead they do that
handshake fake-out

a glib ellipse
a slick oblivion

a refusal you can feel
a pregnant equilibrium

an offering
of opposition

promising
through negation

precision

(what
we think
we’re not)

gives us an edge

but
two ‍‍‍‍‍‍ poles

oppose
each ‍‍‍‍‍‍ other

because
they are
alike

repulsion

is
a lookout
point

from which to troll
the parts of us we wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole