Balancing the scales

one is always
balancing

like we juggle our mothers
against our fathers

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

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
to balance
the pleasure of loneliness
against the pain
of loving you

Wolf the poet