Market forces
Booming waves,
crashing undertow,
the relentless
sieving action of the sea.
Winds blowing
fair one day, foul the next.
Irresistible pressures
at work, conspiring
over the years
to set in stone (so to speak)
the hierarchy
so apparent on this beach.
At the top: boulders,
safe above high water mark.
Lower down: pebbles,
at the mercy of the waves.
Below sea level: rocks,
choked in weed.
Interesting political and societal metaphor. Do you need the – so to speak- ? S2 L4