A great divide is here
Not, the Grand Canyon
Or our weather from East to West
Or even North to South
But, it is the divide amongst our people
It has grown wide enough in areas,
Too distant to reach in areas at times
With reasoning falling, between sides to the ground
It is a choice to be deaf to opposite opinions
When there can be pieces of truth to both sides
Twisting false accusations fly with the wind
Then, insults sadly become the normality
In order to understand, there must be attention to listen
In order to connect, one must believe in many points of view
Not only one in which everyone should follow
Because there are different pre-cursers to things
There is always a background that may not be known
It seems there also must be space to accept we may be wrong
Especially when facts are missing or left ignored
It is about a big picture that brings reason to both a great divide and resolution
This way, we can live together with our individuality,
So that we can complement one another in a positive way
Heidi Sands
3/4/21
I read of a study
That people who curse
Are much smarter than others
And not the reverse!
For cursers, when measured,
Have higher IQ’s,
With bigger vocabs
For the words that they choose.
The researchers might
Have been shocked, just a bit,
While the clean mouths thought
(But didn’t say), “F*** that s***!”
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