Nikki Giovanni poem #1

                   A Poem Of Friendship

 

We are not lovers
because of the love
we make
but the love
we have
We are not friends
because of the laughs
we spend
but the tears
we save

I don't want to be near you
for the thoughts we share
but the words we never have
to speak
I will never miss you
because of what we do
but what we are
together We are not lovers
because of the love
we make
but the love
we have
We are not friends
because of the laughs
we spend
but the tears
we save

I don't want to be near you
for the thoughts we share
but the words we never have
to speak
I will never miss you
because of what we do
but what we are
together

 

This poem shows strong passion to what she believes in as of friendship. The person doesn't always have to have their happy times, but also their sad times in friendship. No matter what happens,  up's & down's, they're still friends. The figurative language that is shown is assonance. (ex: ....but the love we have. ....we save. ..... I will never miss you....)