Nikki Giovanni (June 7, 1943 / Knoxville, Tennessee)
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Poems by Nikki Giovanni : 1 / 2
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
Submitted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Edited: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Poems by Nikki Giovanni : 1 / 2
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you are right, Nikki...everything balances out in the end...
lovely.... life is a balance... everything is a balance... even pain
i love this poem. so deeply written with truth in every words penned.. great poem!
Deep! I am truly feelin' these words...
This is really a wonderful poem!
this is insanely beautiful in its simplicity. That old classic profit/loss consideration of a relationship, quietly slipped into her environment.
Balancing, making choices, one over the other, what this life is about. The last part gave me a chill. It's so sad when the person you love chooses to become a wrong one.
This poem is more sensible than lovely, more wise than beautiful. It's a dart that goes straight to the heart.