time is a serial killer...

...a mass murderer, if you will...
it consumes us, devours us, controls us
and it does all of this by simply existing...
time dictates every action, or inaction, of our lives
right up until the point where it buries us

you're either running early, on time, or late your entire life
your age is measured by the amount of time you have existed
and your worth is determined by how much you get paid for the amount of time you worked
you live by the clock and die by the clock
there is no escaping it

and as i sit here, i check the time
3:03a.m.
is it time to go to bed?
time to try and sleep away some time?
do i spend more time here wasting time, with which i could be doing something else?

there is no such thing as a democracy here
no, this life
yours, mine, everyones
this life is a dictatorship
with time as the supreme ruler of us all
and us, its lowly bitches.

=e