Pride

                           Pride

                           Pride,
             the darling of the day,
                  parades around,
            grinning and boasting,
           throwing us like batons,
              higher and higher.

                           Pride,
                         the lie,
                  someone's worthy,
                someone's worthless,
                   sends us crashing
                       into fear.
                   
                           Pride,
                 the great destroyer,
                      separates us,
            marching over friendships
                    crushing love.