Opposites attract

Revenge the fantasy of the abused

Life a balance, victims dream of power

A virgin has only one wish, to be used

One that has just tasted sweet longs for sour

Why does the innocent girl favor the wild boy

The naive lad the seductive siren seek

The nurturing woman to the drunkard makes herself a toy

The powerful dominate the weak

The vine clings to the tree

An aphid is milked by an ant

A dog carries a flea

The strong the weak supplant

Victim and villain are one

As Icarus climbs to the sun 

Reviews

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When i first read the title i was thinking to myself “nahhh, hell no, opposites don’t attract, I don’t believe that!” Then i read the starting and to be fair, for me, it felt too much to me, i was like, “wow, unexpected!”. So powerful tho!
Then you kept going and telling the story and it all makes sense… the ending… and connecting everything till the victim is so effective. Loved it!

[Soren]

Thank you so much for the read and comment it is deeply appreciated. In a complex world we see things one way but there are two stories to every episode and I would say a greater vision where all are intertwined.

[RomaJ]

The poem offers a profound look at how power and vulnerability are two sides of the same coin. The analogy of the vine and the tree powerfully links human desire to the natural world, showing how strength relies on what it supports. This dynamic is tragically sealed by the final image of Icarus, proving that every rise contains its own fall.

​I was struck by how all characters--"villains" and "victims" alike --seem bound by larger, impersonal forces like fate and desire.
This mirrors the myth of the Sirens, who were cursed not for a sin, but for the inherent, irresistible nature of their beauty.

[Soren]

Thank you so much for the read and interpretation yes I have to say I feel there are no villains or victims but that we all are intertwined and interdependent all victims from one point of view and villains from another. These terms are human inventions like right and wrong, justice and so forth. We can only see from our own eyes.