The Pull of Family

The pull of family 
is not gravitational
but magnetic, the pull
is not constant but changes, 
one way or the other, 
negative then positive.

The pull can switch
as swift as you can 
throw the switch 
of a flip remark. 

The pull is always there
pushing us away
drawing us back, 
making us secure 
or hysterical 
but always there
for better or worse. 

When we leave, 
get on a plane, drive away,
we feel this pull of family, 
even though not gravitational 
it still grounds us.

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