need help in poet analysis

[reilina]

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

this is the whole poet.
im wondering about the main theme of the poet.
also comments are also welcome.

 

[Mangofett]

I'd interpret the main theme as "life always balances out"

 

[Taras]

I believe the author is expressing a life-altering dillema best summarized as "I don't know whether to shit or go blind." Very moving.

 

[reilina]

ok thanks guys but im wondering is it a love poet or
a poet about life?

 

[notnarb]

Its a poem about balance in life connecting back to how hes dealing with love, so both