the universe is here
yet the world is not

i walked by people, they started new lives
i couldn't start it though. never bothered why bother now
the little i had is now gone
having paid for some heretic's vice

the universe is here
yet the world is not

left to walk about, look at stuff, even record it
no journaling will stop it
from blurring into utter mush
how'd it even get back there?

the universe is here
yet the world is not

floating in a fishy tuna can
kinda like the very thing it was made to look like
that i pretended to like to hunt back there
no home, no hope, no tat

the universe is here
yet the world is not

“of course we're better—look at what they've done”
is an argument i’ve lost against myself not once
better avoid them for safety's sake
just gonna wear this funny hat

the universe is here
yet the world is not

fishy fishy fishy fishy

the universe is here
yet the world is not