From Glue To A Magnet

For years I was an adhesive.
I was the glue that bonded two rough surfaces together. Day by day my strength was tested. I was strong enough to hold up against any third party that took a shot at separating this union. At times I even impressed myself with my sheer determination to put everything that I had into keeping this unit together. No interference from any outside force could break this bond. Not in my eyes at least.

All of this time that I spent watching my back and looking over my shoulder, I forgot to look out for our closest threat.

...You.

You were the biggest test of my strength. You would pull, stretch, and tug at our edges to see just how together we were. You spent so much time testing our hold that you weakened its grasp.
At times we would even pull apart.
But I was resilient. I would always find a way to reunite us. The only problem was, every time that we would separate, we would lose some of that coarse exterior that we started with. Slowly but surely smoothing out our surfaces. You spent so much time trying to sand me down into what you believed to be the perfect representation of what I could be.
But here's the thing... It was those rugged edges that kept us together. Once you filed us down, we were now too smooth for me to grasp on to. I couldn't keep a grip. I had to watch you slowly slip out of my embrace.
And I watched it.
I watched our distance increase without any effort on your end to rejoin our connection.

...Bye...

Here's where the magic happens though.
After I gave myself enough time to clean myself of the last remainders of glue that were scattered about my body, I noticed that my freshly polished edges had a sort of a charge to them. Next thing I know, I was uninterruptedly drawn to someone who had also recently taken the time to clean their history off of them.

I was drawn to her.
She was drawn to me.

This new charge that I was left with was nothing short of magnetic.

So now the pressure is not all on me to keep a union held together. There is an equal force from both sides that makes this not only the easiest mixture, but the most pleasant unity that I have ever experienced.

So, thank you. Thank you for preparing me for the future. Because I am now no longer the glue holding two entities together. I am one half of a unit that would not be complete without each other.

I am no longer the glue. I am a magnet.

Live, love & learn!
-The King