what you do to one side, you have to do to the other.

each side of the equation has to be equal.
each subscript has to be equal.
my life has to be equal.

what I do to one side, I have to do to the other.

if I drop you, I have to drop her, too.
if I do this, I have to do that.
if I add them, I have to let them go.

what I do to one side, I have to do to the other.

balance.

it’s a must-have feature in our lives.
our eyes are bigger than our stomach.
two servings of responsibility,
three servings of stress,
and two handfuls of *******
equal
a shattered plate,
a torn appetite,
and a broken girl.

what you do to one side, you have to do to the other.