Time Rot

Time rot
Smoldered what coals
Still had a flame
Did you feel it?
The tension
Something obscure
Cut to your core
Without the words
It’s just
An abstract illness
Now every Tarot drawn
Is flipped in reverse
I know the longer you sleep
Means you’ll resent what you see
So how did it get this bad, my friends?
There’s nowhere to go
But how can I stay?
The world just gets worse
Each time I wake up
Fluorescent
Lights while you work
Just to get through the day
But you’re just not living