Poem - "Under" by Carl Sandburg

"Under" 
by Carl Sandburg

I

I AM the undertow
Washing tides of power
Battering the pillars
Under your things of high law.

II

I am a sleepless
Slowfaring eater,
Maker of rust and rot
In your bastioned fastenings,
Caissons deep.

III

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: