Every generation or two it happens, that our politics is more about ourselves than the person we seek to elect.

19th Century poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) clearly had a take on our time.

Using Life as his metaphor, he wrote:

“Come to the edge,” he said.

They said: “We cannot.”  “We are afraid.”

“Come to the edge,” he said.

And they came.

And he pushed them.

And they flew.