Extreme

Extreme to

extreme.

Pendulum 

swings.

Left,

right,

left.

Back and

forth.

Repeat, 

again and

again,

over and

over.

Pendulum 

extremes

breeding

discontent.

No common

ground.

Forces

marshal,

opinions 

harden.

Conflict.

Push back

ensues.

Stalls,

pendulum 

pushed.

Back swing,

picking 

up speed.

New 

momentum.

Speeding 

past

 neutral,

agreement.

Bang to

extreme 

and back

again.

Alienation,

altercation 

compromise 

destroyed.

Battle lines 

drawn.

Middle

ground,

denied. 

Opinions 

no longer 

entitled,

allowed.

Agree to

disagree,

extinct.

Civilization 

untethers.