the rulers and the ruled:

sometimes it seems
as if the rulers and
the ruled live not
in the same land.
the rulers plant
cashew nuts; the ruled
are unplanned. the
rulers eat haddock; the
ruled devour floor flesh
sometimes raw. Shopping
with the rulers can
sometimes be a tidy chore;
a bit of a bore if you
will serve the ruled as
they please. The ruled
dwell in the fire; the
rulers in ash unsqueezed.