The Paradox of Uniqueness

Think of stars, snowflakes, and fingerprints Most aspects of life exist in 99% difference Unique oddities put on show A never ending traveling circus crew Freaks trail in tombs and snow But aren't much different than different go We climb up rotating ladders to see How same we can make us to be That crusty, rusty attitude can’t explain Civil wars, ethnic clashes, similarities in pain The thought goes If, opposite the common spectrum, I fight booby trapped leaders And nation eaters I've achieved relevance in opposition Battlefield or science lab (Blood spilled in either) Whole generations can plunge Into consternation Triviality of tribal traditions is decided By lab reports and biased studies So maybe similarities lie in our differences That makes it difficult to accept simple ties Cultures cave into themselves, societies self-destruct The people’s war on themselves