balancing act

by Suzanne Aries - Not entered

I learned a little something
while I was watching
you playing on your see-saw
where you ride up and down
and around and around
- that life is a little like that

I learned a little something
while I was wandering
rooms darker than night
I couldn't see a thing
in the shade of ebony
that swallowed everything

I learned a little something
when I turned the page
into a blinding lightness
I couldn't see a thing
too bright, too light
it showed everything

Watching the opposites
within a balancing act
I learned a little something
about swimming in inky waters
and absolute illumination
I began to see
opposites in extreme
are identical
at the end of excess.	
Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1996-06-11 13:44:44
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:38:50
Poem ID: 45069

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