The foundation, of a skyscraper touching the heavens, 

is not concrete 

but the millions forced into poverty, enough to be motivated 

 to build and support those who benefit from it

 and the socio economic political system which creates disparity

which creates the potential difference to make this possible

therefore all forms of government and rule,

their stock in trade, is a steady supply of

scarcity, despair, and fear, brutishness, indifference, loss

and a barely-sufficient restraint

not too strong to inspire or let the masses heave a sigh

but strong enough that they dare not drop their chores

and idle

run rabbit run,  it's always time to dig another one

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The foundation of a skyscraper scraping the heavens
is not concrete—
but millions ground into poverty,
driven just enough to build it,
and to uphold those who feast atop.

It is the system—social, economic, political—
that engineers disparity:
a potential difference strong enough
to move men like current,
yet never enough to lift them.

All governance,
by king or congress, party or prince,
deals in the currency of
scarcity, despair, fear—
a drip-feed of brutishness,
indifference, and barely-sufficient restraint.

Never enough to spark rebellion,
but enough to exhaust hope.

So run, rabbit, run—
there’s always another hole to dig.