Time slips away,
as the tribe defends its honor
consuming anger dims their logic
people draw out ethnic lines;
they hiss at so-called outsiders
It feels good to rave thereafter
group toxicities poison empathy
a myth of superiority prevails;
hubris …the engine
those from other tribes seem weak,
hopes for brotherly ties dwindle
past wrongs remain unforgiven;
xenophobia, is tribalism’s first-born child
hypocrisy festers in each tribe,
meaningful dialogue is shunned
Objectivity sits in the back
every group maintains blind spots
tribal voices boom
sadly, the mind can’t go higher
tribal tensions thrive among us
their harsh mental toll,
inflicts on reason and wise judgement
cynicism rots social interactions
shameless mockery persists
for all the bragging people
love to do, no man is an island
there is no bye-n-bye in ignorant self-sabotage