A pair of farces Not exactly opposites Never exact representations of reality There's always a little story to extract Or a little vagueness to discover A bit of translucency in the mirror Or a blur on the lenses Facing both, you face neither A foothold's purchase won With a slide down the hillside Glass is a broken analogy The cracks are too clear Bang the table and demand clarity And obscurity will chase you from the room Obfuscate too vigorously And clarity will be revealed Is there a middle ground? It's evident on the one hand Ineffable on the other