we degrade ourselves and then expect help.
we fuel our sleepless bodies with chemicals in hope of relief
our hands tremble like tectonic plates under pressure
we watch the clock, studying it like a face we want to remember.
stride for greatness
collapse in fear
dance with monsters
act out our parents solilquies of marriages unravelling into a single thread
a routine
we look overhead, eyes filled with smog and proclaim everyone else is at fault
human condition
is a disease
we estimate minutes of sleep for hours of travel.
anything to fall away from the busy city life
we idolize others and disregard ourselves
and then we ask why aren't we happy to strangers, getting paid hourly to offer suggestions that should be habitual in the first place.