Dichotomy

 What if there was a convergence;

Wait, a coming together of the unlikeminded?

I disagree with you, and you, and you

I am at complete political odds with you

Bend the rainbow, there is no spoon

Life is a chaotic blend of blessings and shit piles

We all have that in common

We all have our respective surroundings in common

There are some gaps that need no bridge to fill

We don't have to listen to another defensively, just listen

We don't even have to change our mindset, just listen.

  Perspective is the eyeglass by which we view the world. We choose for ourselves which telescope to pick and up look through. People will hand you eyeglasses as if they should be your own. We shape our own perspectives. Create your own perception and, perhaps, be willing to adjust it.

Or... believe in the ability to humanize      if nothing else

Reading is good, but listening is better

Hearing

It doesn't mean your opinion must pivot

Maybe it will, maybe it won't

Which is scarier? Defending, or changing, your position?

Starting local, at home, in your community

Allows for participation at a ground-floor level, accessible, solid.

Some call it grass roots, but liberal terms worry conservative minds

I believe in so many things, from the left to the right and straight on till morning

Let's believe in the power of us, community, neighbors, friends, co-workers, the concentric circles of connection. Bigger and bigger: city, county, suburb, enclave, parish, village, township, state, etc. 

We are connected and beautifully, chaotically intertwined. Some have less, some more. Some live on the edge, others hide, deep in their world. 

Isn't it time we believed in each other? Pick up each other's telescopes for a view from their lens? Or at least believed in the possibilities that connectivity through understanding can bring. Solutions, compromise, settlements, agreements. Peace?

It's silly to think the answer is so simple, except for Occam's Razor; 'the principle of parsimony, tells us that the simplest, most elegant explanation is usually the one closest to the truth.'

Together. That's the hardest and easiest part. We must Come Together.