End one task, start another No time to bask, reptile mother Swallow fast, you may not rest Finish your plate to be the best Sliding from one screen to the next Running tabs of information Saved, but not learned Promises given, but not earned Words fall short with no action A disengenuous, disassociated faction Of new lifers, new beginners who Believe there are no surprises left When there was a reason for everything, Now only excuses matter and suffice Where truth prevailed, honesty is now brutality The only way to make someone see What is wrong with them, never Me Blame-game doubles as adults Accountability shaded by one’s faults Voices carry over one another To avoid actually listening The narcissist’s kingdom we’ve come to A palace of selfish, self-centered thieves Focused on serving themselves Regardless of who is bereaved