Roofing Conundrum

So cave and thatch evolved until the mass of folks were housed:

(A roof, shelter, the necessity of which all espoused)

Through the glorious miracle of your market forces,

And take a guess: the political class fully endorses.

This power, like the wind, not evenly distributed,

Doesn’t prevent approval by those whom luck visited.

They, the prosperous, do fetishise its stability,

Attribute a quality beyond its utility -

It becomes a valued asset, a form of wealth exchange,

Accumulated and so allows one to rearrange

One’s assets thus provide for (their) future generations;

Inheritance assured, no untoward expectations.

Though let’s not stop there – simply mortgage and thus acquire

Assets for rent and family who find a use for more,

While the rest (the young) in a situation all should appall                                                        

Just end up with rent arrears or homeless and sweet fuck all.