The Elites: A Poem by Dave Jaffe.

    The Elites by Dave Jaffe




    The elites
    They don't sleep in the streets.
    They run the world
     They weren't hurled
    Into the harsh universe of to-day
    To struggle from pay cheque to pay cheque.
 


      Their eyes rest calmly
      On the huge landscapes they own.
      They want to cut
      Social programs to the bone.
      And they do.


      They run the world.
      Men and women
      Armed with endless bank accounts
     And countless stocks and shares
      They proudly climb society's stairs
       That lead to the top
       Of the block.


       They're the elites.
       They love to meet
       At Davos Bohemian Grove
       And other retreats.
       Here these few thousand few
       Plan how to subdue
      And rule the world forever
      They usually do
      They're the elites..