And the Cause Has Been Joined

 Don't

Joshua Tree National Park

I look to the four compass points
and am starting to see
the division lines for battles
scratched in varying grounds.

Some are for ideals
some are for religion
some are for freedom for some
some are for closing others in

We are heading toour own chosen lines
we scratch with a sharp, ragged stick
to stand behind and look across to the adversary
then slowly turn our backs to
so we no longer acknowledge
they may be more like us than not.


Quotes about choosing sides, enemies, and art I chose randomly by blindly clicking.  Some I agree with, some I chuckle at.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth - Alan Dershowitz

Be truthful, nature only sides with truth - Adolf Loos

Cause and effect are two sides of one fact - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. - Jerry Garcia

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. - Langston Hughes

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. - Sun Tzu

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.  The Dalai Lama

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. - John F. Kennedy