Democrats & Republicans

A needle is a slender piece of shiny metal
with a hole at one end. A thread is a long,
colorful strand of cotton.  They feel very different,
when you hold them in your hand. One is loose,

the other is stiff. They don’t look the same. One is
straight as an arrow, the other can change
its shape as it bends.  But when I push the thread
through the eye of the needle a miraculous

event occurs. Now the two start working
together. And together they have the possibility
to do many great things. My golden button was coming
unraveled. If the needle and thread didn’t repair it,

it would have fallen off, lost forever,
somewhere in the park. I always think about that
on my long, nature walks. I can relate it to most anything,
the democrats and republicans.