a coffin-like claustrophobia
is suffered by the working-class
theirs is a tenuous existence
with all the fragility of glass
mortgages, rent and children
consume their every waking thought
while the endless spectre of unemployment
leaves their nerves flayed and fraught
the wealthy have no such worries
privileged are the Powers That Be
with their drivers and their yachts
and holiday homes beside the sea
armored with their art collections
and the stocks that they amass
the rich enjoy immunity
from the cares of the working class
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