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Oil & Water


Yes or no,

right or wrong,

their truth so far apart

 

Opinion

versus stated fact,

polarized and stark

 

To give

or sway conjecture,

in light of what is known

 

Weakness

in consensus lost

— black and white has shown

 

(Philadelphia Ethical Society: September, 2020) 

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