Let us agree to disagree agreeably
When we can’t see eye to eye,
Whether it be politics, religion or civics
On our friendship we should rely.
It is of no use to lose a friendship
Over some argument
No matter how much you disagree
Or how much another’s view you resent.
We must cherish our friendships
If they really matter to us
And let the end of the argument
Signal the end of the fuss.
Disagreements need not be disagreeable
If you see what I mean
Although I have observed some
In which disputers actually screamed.
From a discussion to an actual noise,
From “greeing-in” to “greeing-out”
And one knew that this would happen
When they both began to shout.
“One convinced against his own opinion
Is of the same opinion still.”
Winning an argument and losing a friend
Is to my mind a horrible pill.
If that’s your version of winning
I beseech you, make a hasty retreat,
If disagreement must spoil a friendship
Then winning must also be defeat.
Therefore,
Let us agree to disagree agreeably
When we can’t see eye to eye,
Whether it be politics, religion or civics
On our friendship we should rely.
Stewart Russell © October 20, 2020
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