“Men’s eyes were made to look, and let them gaze; I will not budge for no man’s pleasure, I.”
Mercutio

Elections soon come. People will go to the polls and the balance will probably shift. The weight will remain. All the polarizing comments and scandals don’t really change anything. The same problems still exist and the issues have not changed. In fact if the whole thing was as easy as the issues that are presented we really wouldn’t have a problem. If the issues of self hate and deception were most important than we could just have the country in group therapy. However, these issues don’t cover the debts that will be left. These issues don’t cover the situation that we are in outside of this country…where we actually live. Feeding off of midwestern fear doesn’t improve our relations at home or abroad. Condemning our children won’t move us to the future. Riding the fence is not a good description in this situation. So what side do you stand on? What name fit’s you best? What team do you stand with? Have you ever seen a game in which the home team fought itself? Imagine your favorite defensive player tackling his own quarterback. Imagine him spearing his running back. Think about all the work he had to put into going through his teammates to get to his goal. Once he has achieved his goal, who wins?

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So what happens to a house divided on non-issues? Better yet who is caught in the middle? I’ve often sided with democrats, but I declare myself an independent thinker. My affiliation may shift with the issue. Seeing as how parties seem to move with public sentiment that’s appropriate. I think the scariest thing may be that one is expected to think a certain way because of their associations. Things that are not flexibile tend to break. I take the advice of Bruce Lee and try to be like water. Or perhaps more appropriate in this situation I’m nonpartisan. I don’t care about the party cause no one is having fun. I don’t care about the speeches cause the problem isn’t being addressed. So I seem to find myself in the middle. I always believed that there were three sides to every story. The two perspectives in contrast and in the middle is the truth. I always remember what happened to Mercutio when he moved from his place in the middle and stepped out front. He felt as though the side he was closest to wasn’t doing enough. He tried to pick up the flag and run with it. He was killed not so much because he left the middle, but because the side he was closest to tried to hold him back and make nice. If I was to move from the middle would I be a grave man? I’m not sure but perhaps a pox on both houses wouldn’t be so bad.