Under
Carl Sandburg
1878 to 1967
I am the undertow
Washing tides of power
Battering the pillars
Under your things of high law
I am a sleepless
Slowfaring eater,
Maker of rust and rot
In your bastioned fastenings,
Caissons deep
I am the Law
Older than you
And your builders proud
I am deaf
In all days
Whether you
Say "Yes" or "No"
I am the crumbler
Tomorrow
Carl Sandburg's Under
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