American Aristocrats

Olde prep school of former presidents, a gravitas of charm
that could only be achieved through years of age and affluence.
Futures foretold before birth, mapped and hung on the points of stars.
Clones of influence shaped and formed by dead languages.

Perfect emblems on thick sweaters sit behind the wheels of sleek foreign motors,
and the minds of the progeny are embossed in the name of their fathers.
Self-made is a quaint concept because the mold is predestined and the die is cast
around the solid social circles that will once again sit upon the seats of power.

They deem themselves our masters for there is no outclassing them.
We are the little people, fodder for their machine, our paltry savings cover their dinners
sans tip. They are the government, they are big business and they share a comfy bed
while the rest of us are burdened with stiff backs from sleeping in beds constructed of worry.

Some how the middle class has become a distasteful word, only mentioned in sound bites.
Immigrants are paper dolls to be thrown back into the seas and to their wars.
We have created our own aristocracy and instead of questioning we are in awe of them.
Like vampires they will glamor us to our own demise while they pick every penny from our pockets.

Reviews

[Terpsichore]

Not just American; those snouts in troughs are everywhere; always have been.

Historians widely regard the French Revolution as one of the most important events in human history; rhubard and custard I say, all it did was kick out the old greedy so the new greedy could replace them.

T

[icelandicblue]

Agreed, the troughs are deep and the greed is endless. It is everywhere and the world still spins till it falls off its axis. Thanks for your thoughts.

[Sheila Kline]

You've certainly hit the the nail on the head of the "created elite machine" with a very big hammer! I don't think it could have been said with more clarity, truth and wisdom!

Will the process change, will there be a better way? - probably not, but we must not stop trying! In days of old, many of our leaders came from humble beginnings, and appreciated and lauded their fellow man, not beat them into the ground.

We have become the little people because the entire process is so corrupt by power mongers and manipulators that I question if the entire group of "the little people" could possibly make a difference!

I agree with Jacob in that our president should be one who knows what it is like to be among the ordinary. Some remarkable ordinary people founded this country. They have been forgotten by those who have been riding on their coat tails for far too long!!

[icelandicblue]

Thank you Sheila. I totally agree with you. Money and corruption are kings and regulation is considered "anti-patriot." We need to stand up and be counted. Thanks again.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i love this...and my theory is..."let's have a president who was raised lower middle class"
that person would understand much more than many of our "affluent" presidents have understood.

and it is time to overcome the awe...we have to question.

[icelandicblue]

I'd like to see someone from the bottom echelons rise to the top myself. How can you know if you have never been there? This trickle down economy forged under Reagan has all but destroyed the middle class. Apathetic and fatalistic outlooks need to be changed into the action of voting. Thanks for your comments I agree with you wholeheartedly.

[Matching Socks]

This is a world I know nothing about, my parents are working class immigrants.
I have seen them talked down to by the 'snobby' folk. It's a shame. By population the middle class outnumber the upper crust, imagine if we were pushed into a revolution? More and more people aren't taking any crap... Thought provoking. It's gonna get people heated... :)

[icelandicblue]

Hi Ana,

The lower classes usually outnumber the upper crust. They need those numbers to support their own positions at the top. Some may not agree with my words but that is the beauty of free speech. I am many things but shy is not one of them! Thanks so much for commenting.

[Matching Socks]

I agree. And I admire you for not being shy about sharing your opinion.

[Confuser]

icelandicblue: Well written and how oh how so true. That 1%, to think they have more wealth, than all Americans combined is simply mind-blowing. It's a shame that people worship these greedy "captains of industry" that control more so much...like our government. We are the little people...even to the people that criticize the American Aristocrats; was watching a documentary, and he didn't even have a clue what our new American middle class is...it isn't. Such a brilliant composition you have written love the line about vampires, evoking in my mind a few of those privaleged, with fangs, and the glamour it also a great metaphors, with the marketeers, working around the clock, to gather that last penny. So many wonderful words here. Just fantastic. Thank you so very much!!! Dale

[icelandicblue]

HiYa Confuser,
Greed is a major motivator for many. The middle class is in flux. It is losing footing in society but what the creme de la creme don't understand is that there can be no upper class without a middle and lower to hold them up. Thanks for your comments.

[Confuser]

You're right, but they don't care either....they think "we" need them, not the other way around. Loved it.....:)Dale

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Such truth in these words... moulded and shaped according to their predecessors' social graces... government likes big business and that's why we have so much poverty today... love the comparison between the aristocracy and vampires - a perfect description!

[icelandicblue]

Thank you. The gap just keeps getting wider. I am pleased you liked the vampire analogy. Thanks so much for reading.

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YOu are kindly welcome, and you are right... the gap does continue to widen...