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Balance | Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu


POEM 340: BALANCE

i do not want a side of the coin
flip it over, sweet or sour

i need more
more of good and bad

good, because bad abounds,
bad, because too good is bad

i need more,
more of up and down

up, because there's where i belong,
down, because it reminds me from whence I am come

i need more
more of luxury and loss,

luxury, because life's too short,
loss, lest i be full and by folly curse god

i need more
more of black and white,

black, because in black beauty is found,
white, because in white black is profound

i need more
more of you and i

you, because you need me,
i because i need me

i need more
give me sweet, give me sour
let balance be the core

#OPASFEDAS#365DaysOfPoetry
#Pengician #SSA

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