Balances Poem by Nikki Giovanni
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
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.
i love this poem. so deeply written with truth in every words penned.. great poem!
lovely.... life is a balance... everything is a balance... even pain
and i've begun (as a reaction to a feeling) to balance the pleasure of loneliness against the pain of loving you---Yes, life is all about balancing.
(as a reaction to a feeling) to balance the pleasure of loneliness against the pain of loving you.........yes; excellent poem shared......pleasure to read this poem.....To balance the happiness, pleasure, satisfaction in this earthly life is depending on the self mind; self-pleasure-happiness-satisfaction can balance all together
Pleasure against pain to be balanced perfectly, well scripted 10++
Yes, life is all about balancing. 'the pleasure of loneliness against the pain of loving you' - best three lines of an otherwise dull poem. I agree to Luis Estable's comment entirely.
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5/16/2022 11:55:38 PM # 1.0.0.950
you are right, Nikki...everything balances out in the end...