the equator divides us
expectations divide us
taste in music divides us
shades of skin color divide us

how we get here to there divides us
what we strive for in life divides us
what we accept as injustice divides us
what we substitute for love divides us

how we show affection divides us
what gives us an erection divides us

our vision of time divides us
our definition of mine divides us
our ability to rhyme divides us
our access to the divine divides us

our diseases and treatments divide us
privatization                      divides us
the capacity of our minds divides us

what kills us, thrills us, and fulfills us
       divides us