Universal Division Theory

Inspired by:
- Subnormality, a good webcomic that is usually light on comic but heavy on words, philosophy, ideas and discussion. Specifically, this one.
- A shitty morning at work.
- My complete lack of poetry writing skills.

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Universal Division Theory

Doctor and nurse look down at the patient,

face covered in muck, grime and blood.

His thrash violent, words slurred

but clearly curses flowing in a flood.

Across town, the Bus Driver sighs, bored

as people get in and out. Dishevelled revellers stumble,

thankful to be home in one piece. Coins and notes trade

as the night drags, the driver's sanity starts to crumble.

Half a world away, the ringleader defiantly smiles,

his boys stand ready on the beach sand
eagerly waiting the charge from the other group,

protecting their castle from the other's hands.

A different leader brushes off the dust covering the maps,
thinking hard on a new plan of attack

to combat the enemy threat hiding over the ridge.
His orders to be followed precisely, exact.

The lecturer stands at the front of the class

explaining in clear terms the subject material.

Students write, sit, stare, twirl pens,

uncertain if they want this for real.

High above, the astronaut floats in perpetual free fall,

all the while peering at the planet rotating below.

Above the atmosphere, the world is clear. He sees all

and yet sees nothing when looking out of the window.

They are individual stories but they all share

a single unified idea, a Theory of Division.

Without knowledge of each other, they simultaneously think:
“There is Us, and then there is Them.”