Tradeoff
stretching taut in summersault
bending over the back bends
the ends of the middle
at the middle of the end
blinded blinders - the two-timers
left just right the hill climbers
seen clear as a piece of glass
left to see right through that other class
intransigence moving the new political
compromise defined as weakly criminal
preferable to know right than accommodate
cooperation too disturbing to contemplate
craning neck to the horizons see
what party line can fit master key
the middle way ain't between extremes
so via media ain't what it seems
life's water is wide, and cold, and deep
no matter to struggle to top o' the heap
when a house is divided, and so sits down
its arms folded across, to sink and drown
when given a choice between happy and right
can we choose cleanly between delight and ignite
tradeoff's made, are never completely the cure
but allowed to progress, our house can endure
© Goode Guy 2013-03-05
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_media
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