cease less

is there one rule for living
I hope it's less than ten
for rulers take out lots of time
to decide where to stop giving

and that's not enough
for those in flower
caustic growth of tower power
facing down the facts of life

as we mortals earn and strive
writers toss down bees and hive
stung to faces bent to shore
captain shook the barn pull door

and yet and yet
we've got the buts
figure ate cigarette cuts
fickle bathing warming stutter

words they murmer:
you're all clutter
efficient way of pathing forth
downing sits of pouring c(our)se