In life <br />one is always <br />balancing <br /> <br />like we juggle our mothers <br />against our fathers <br /> <br />or one teacher <br />against another <br />(only to balance our grade average) <br /> <br />3 grains of salt <br />to one ounce truth <br /> <br />our sweet black essence <br />or the funky honkies down the street <br /> <br />and lately i've begun wondering <br />if you're trying to tell me something <br /> <br />we used to talk all night <br />and do things alone together <br /> <br />and i've begun <br /> <br />(as a reaction to a feeling) <br />to balance <br />the pleasure of loneliness <br />against the pain <br />of loving you<br /><br />Nikki Giovanni<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/balances/
