there is a distance where words attract

There is a 

distance where 

magnets pull, 

we feel, having 

held them 

back. Likewise 

there is a 

distance where 

words attract. 

Set one out 

like a bait goat 

and wait and 

seven others 

will approach. 

But watch out: 

roving packs can 

pull your word 

away. You 

find your stake 

yanked and some 

rough bunch 

to thank. 

 

[Kay Ryan {1945- } 'Bait Goat', from The Best of It]