Balances by Nikki Giovanni

<< prev. poem	Poems by Nikki Giovanni: 1 / 2	next poem >>

<< prev. poem

Top500 Poems : 464 / 500

next poem >>

Balances

in life
one is always
balancing

like we juggle our mothers
against our fathers

or one teacher
against another
(only to balance our grade average)

3 grains of salt
to one ounce truth

our sweet black essence
or the funky honkies down the street

and lately i've begun wondering
if you're trying to tell me something

we used to talk all night
and do things alone together

and i've begun

(as a reaction to a feeling)
to balance
the pleasure of loneliness
against the pain
of loving you

Nikki Giovanni

#464

in Top500

User Rating:

9.6 /10
(9 votes)

E-mail this poem to e friend

• Send this poem as eCard

• Add this poem to MyPoemList

• Print friendly version

Comments about this poem (Balances by Nikki Giovanni)

more comments >>

Click here to write your comments about this poem (Balances by Nikki Giovanni)

Erhard Hans Josef Lang (4/27/2008 11:09:00 PM)
This is really a wonderful poem!

Chris Mendros (3/21/2007 4:59:00 PM)
this is insanely beautiful in its simplicity. That old classic profit/loss consideration of a relationship, quietly slipped into her environment.

Read all 3 comments >>