every act at once both hard and easy

opening a container of olives has equal weight

with transferring official minutiae

layers upon layers before access to both

one click recenters the bureaucratic world

no opting out

even the wealthy suffer daily frustrations

they can’t outsource their lives entirely

and the simple life is just a myth

a lucrative means to sell some lies

maybe land that can’t grow a thing

try workarounds numbing agents

a digital detox the opposite deep dive

zombie walk through the streets without looking up

you do you

I can’t help but laugh at the silliness

sometimes cry at the same