It can surface
In unpredictable ways,
Like getting fed up
With petty squabbles
Such as infighting
Over positioning
At office meetings,
While homeless people
Can be seen outside
Conference room windows,
Or tiring of endless
Bickering over who
Holds “alpha” status
During quarterly presentation.
Does anyone realize
That such things are
Completely meaningless?
Oneupmanship empties
People of connection,
Whether in the Boardroom
Or the courtroom.
While the only
Resolution to such
Quotidian outrages
Is to Unite to improve
The Human Condition,
The tragic reality is
That we continue
Pursuing status,
While poverty and loneliness
Plague humanity.