Rat race

you are a rat, right?

so why aren’t you racing?

with the others?

what do you mean, ‘I don’t want to’

what else can you do?

if not join them

what do you mean, ‘I am not like them’

you eat, shit, sleep

repeat

you are a rat

join them

even when you see them

huffing and puffing

dragging

day in and out

buying things they don’t need

doing things they don’t want

never just being

following others

blindly –

stumbling after each other

no peace

just racing

running

exhausted

hungry for

peace, a little love

burnt out

sunken eyes

heads lowered

souls crushed

c’mon

what do you mean, ‘i want peace’

you don’t want fame?

what about followers?

what about attention?

aren’t you lonely?

hiding in your corner

what do you mean, ‘I like being alone’

bullshit

just!

just

join the rat race

races are

cool

you get to win

or the illusion, anyways

if nothing else

it makes the time go faster

your impending death

you don’t think about your live

your shitty existence

no contemplation

just doing

for the sake of –

wasting your hours

pursuing something because its

a whole big f race

what do you mean, ‘they can’t persuade me’

aren’t you a millennial?

aren’t you a rat?

you can’t hide forever

even when you ‘refuse’ to be part of it

what do you mean, ‘you are spectator’

you can’t tell me to shut up

what do you mean, ‘your time is up’

hey, you can’t rid of me this easily

listen

wait

hey.

you there?