Them's the Breaks

Let day divide from night, and time destroy
The interaction between light and dark;
Let all the world be emptied of alloy,
And every difference be boldly stark;
Let nuances be broken into pieces,
Complexities reduced to binary,
Rough wheels and bearings robbed of helping greases,
Rigidity imposed on those that vary,
Coffee and milk unstirred, sweets undissolved,
Food reuncooked, solders reunmixed,
Philanthropists all quickly self-involved,
And empathy and sympathy both nixed:
Call all this good, and villify the merge
I would still join with you against this urge.