50-50
50-50 - meaning Summary
Sex and Survival Bargaining
The poem stages a terse dialog between a lonely woman and a pragmatic man. She laments having no partner; he bluntly blames her lack of sense and advises practical action. The exchange collapses romance into a transactional bargain: physical intimacy paired with financial sharing. The poem uses plain, colloquial speech to expose economic and sexual realities, suggesting intimacy tied to survival, social roles, and candid, sometimes comic, negotiation.
Read Complete AnalysesI'm all alone in this world, she said, Ain't got nobody to share my bed, Ain't got nobody to hold my hand- The truth of the matter's I ain't got no man. Big Boy opened his mouth and said, Trouble with you is You ain't got no head! If you had a head and used your mind You could have me with you All the time. She answered, Babe, what must I do? He said, Share your bed- And your money, too.
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