these days it feels like
two thousand and eighteen
thoughts swallow my mind
before I’ve had breakfast
there’s noise everywhere I go
and I play my music louder
but they hack my headphones
I learn to speak up louder
but now I have to scream to be noticed
and you have to fight, too
so I search for a treetop
to get a better view
only to find they’re on rooftops
and they’re flying drones
hustling to a claim
of this thing called reality
and they say
shoot your shot
and I smile
for the encouragement
for not realizing
their guns
were pointing
at me