The Power Elite offers cruel quips while The Poor lose their tenuous grips

Getting to take the backseat
on a vehicle of success
ain’t lounging in a box seat
or being gifted some largesse

The Poor do slide off the pillion
when Elite does a wheelie
who ‘earn’ yet another billion
throttling entitled, freely

The Power Elite
who rarely feels contrite
expresses its conceit:
“The Poor should’ve held on tight!”

As The Poor fall off on Life’s ride
the Elite takes it in their stride

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-pillion = here: a small cushion-like passenger seat of a motorbike