Today I will teach a gaggle of tweens
How to “Find Common Ground.”
I will explain the concept of
Collaborative mediation.
I will demonstrate the elements
Of a respectful debate.
I will delineate between
Facts and opinions.
I will distinguish
Personhood from belief.
We will practice
Coming to consensus.
We will learn about
Majority rules and compromise.
We will make promises
About how to act as citizens.
We will set intentions
For being stewards of the world.
And through all of this
On the streets of our cities
A vastly different reality
Unravels and defies.
I can teach Common Ground
But can we all live it?
Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem.
Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!
