battle of

we always find ways
to make it a battle of
us against the world

the lonely versus the families
the queers versus the cisgenders
the islanders versus the mainlanders
the rootless versus the rooted

and I who am so comfortable ensconed
in everything the world has to offer
also find a way to say
me versus the patriarchy

and those lucky few who are
at the top of the pyramid
will find ways to invert it all
and wow us to boot with
the sad drunk versus the unfeeling world