High up
far and away higher
than any other
there is a structure
that watches down on us.

It studies
this building
it stares.
It records our actions
our thoughts and misdeeds
and prepares lists
of who is deserving
and who must be punished.

The building has a mistress
that rarely walks among us
so busy is she
with higher pursuits.
She learns of us
under telescope
and takes many notes
and decides
who among us
shall prosper

She is a subtle mistress
up in her tower high
and she knows what is good for us.
She acts in our interests
and offers us
what she knows is best.

Who are we to judge her decisions?
Her logic
like everything else
is over our heads.