A Strongly Worded Metaphor for Political Polarization
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The pendulum swings
—back and forth
—back and forth
And on every sounding
The axe chops clean
—up and down
—up and down
Together, the heart of justice beats.
But the people demand,
“More, more, and more.”
And so they reach
for the death machine.
Faster and faster,
the pendulum swings.
As more hands grab on,
hear how it sings.
Until one by one,
the hands release.
Cold and numb,
from paying their fees.
And beat by beat the pendulum slows,
‘till the thudding of heads
is but a forgotten show.
And then a bunch of deranged lunatics find it again and the whole thing starts all over.
