We started out so well:
lovely sayings of unity
that brought the cosy
feeling that we were all
in this together, or some
such cheap and unthinking
shit to appease the masses
and cover over thin the
cracking disputed ground.
And then the emnity from the
snake arose and we saw ourselves
for what we are–tribal creatures sworn
to protect their own–and so we
followed the way of fear and did
not consider that another way
might be found–the way beyond
the tribal itch to a circle of singing
where all voices are heard and then
the harmony can form and sound.
12/9/2020