the opium den

it's the new

opium den,

the flop house

where

everyone is stoned

and

staring

into space. drooling

at the next

flickering post on

tik tok,

5 G, yo.

it's the new place

to go

to lose

your mind, waste

your time,

come out the other

side,

into the blinding

light

then stagger sideways,

trying to

figure out

the rest of your life.