Apathy breeds intolerance and divisiveness
Nurtures it. A lack of spirituality breeds
Contempt and, contempt leads to suffering.
The world breaks apart, fueled by divisions,
Where caste, creed, religion, and language
Spread hatred for those who don't belong!
The World drifts apart, and intolerance rules.
The rich survive, the poor suffer. Rulers smile
As they surf the divide to rule over the innocent
Unquestioned. Unscrupulous Lords reign over
Divisions, even as the weak cry with pain.
O Lord, why did you tolerate such injustice?
Brothers fight brothers, only because they have
Different beliefs! But then alas! Humanity is
Dead. They fight to prove that one is right
And the other is wrong. Humanity is lost just
Because thoughts don't match. Why have we
Been reduced to scavengers who fight for scraps?
Are we so cruel and senseless that we would feast
On mob rage, just to fulfil our vicarious desire to
Enjoy violence, to see blood flow from a body so
Torn and bruised, bring back the gladiators, bring
Back the gore! We love desecration and violence
To feed our hunger for hurt. Where has pity gone?
The rage and hate feed on intolerance, even as the
Innocent suffer, they lose the blood that flows, as
Others feed on them! The powerful feed on others
Like vampires hungry for blood, on the thrill of
Victory, hollow though it be. The world descends
Into chaos as apathy feeds on apathy, like predators.
Where, oh where, is humanity that tolerates pain
And suffering? Where has spirituality disappeared
That would provide a salve among those distressed?
Where O Lord has humanity disappeared, the balm
That addresses distressed souls, the lost ones, the
Love that bound us has divided us into enemies.
Why do we nurture intolerance and apathy if only
To further our own agendas, to win the votes of
The oppressed believe they will give us validation?
Why are brothers and sisters fighting each other if
Only to create a separate entity to create a separate
Identity? Do we really want to divide the world?
If only we'd accept the oneness of all of us the fact
That we are all the same, the same colour of blood,
The same physiology, and the same lineage! If only
Common sense would rule our minds and warn us
About those who foment discord, disagreement, and
Disquiet. If only brothers and sisters wouldn't fight!
