Stratification

Elitists-in-training, conformists.
Pandering to the wishes of the established.
Segregated, commoners you do not understand.
Association breeds empathy,
Sacrifices you cannot make.
Where you sit comfortably
Ensconced in your own domain,
Point of contact only your voice,
Instructions blithely given,
Fingers pointing.
We grovel, plead for time.
Backbreaking work,
Ourselves away from kin and kith.
There is only so much talking can do.
Sometimes you need to have a [...]