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
Analysis
Even though this is a really short poem, i believe that this is powerful. Her choice of words is interesting. & Tone is playful to me. And its far from serious. The theme of the poem is to treasure love & keep it balanced with everything else. She used repition repeatedlycin the poem. And comparing love with balances.
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
Analysis
Even though this is a really short poem, i believe that this is powerful. Her choice of words is interesting. & Tone is playful to me. And its far from serious. The theme of the poem is to treasure love & keep it balanced with everything else. She used repition repeatedlycin the poem. And comparing love with balances.