Eight-line Poems

Funambulist

Funambulist

It’s all about balance,
that’s why I carry the pole;
it looks like nonchalance,
but equity rules the soul;
both sides equal must be
to ensure my toe on the line,
and don’t worry about me,
I’ll be fixed soon and just fine.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 01.16.23
Prompt: Write a lopsided poem.
Note: It’s all in the definition of “funambulist.”