Classic Poem

A million stars decide the place
Of any single star in space,
And though they draw it divers ways,
The star in steady orbit stays;
And tho' contrariwise they draw,
They all are followers of one law, —
In fact, they find in mutual strife
The equilibrium of life.
They find an unanimity,
Agreeing all to disagree;
And when they wish to peg their tether,
They pull in every way together.
Moral: The remedy for schism
Is universal egotism.