In A Hurry

New poem... I'd love some feedback, as usual. ~Jasmine

 Everybody's in a hurry 
 Leaving ashtrays full on tables
 Rushing past me dropping pennies
 But I don't scurry for them quickly
 I'm drawing daisies in the margins
 Not writing like I should
 
 And the pennies keep on rolling
 Heads up heads down inconsistently
 Landing at the base of fountains
 unwished upon and idle
 Everybody's in a hurry 
 Not seeing what's outside the haze
 Telling teenagers "don't worry honey
 You'll see it's just a faze." 
 
 We're masking every little child
 Saying "I'm sorry don't be real"
 and then the mask becomes the child
 we teach them to be weak and wild
 and then we instill fear
 'Cuz everybody's in a hurry 
 Using apathy and fury 
 Getting double mochas to wake up
 (when all they need is a slap in the face) 
 staring at the ceiling counting sheep
 wondering how they got to this place 
 
 They panic at the rain hide inside
 They panic the thunder
 They may melt
 But I panic inside
 Confide in the thunder
 shouting in the rain 
 while everyone else wallows in their pain 
 I'm licking the raindrops
 Lime flavored rivulets
 Lime
 And the gang on the corner
 Peering from beneath the awning
 Asking me how I am 
 inviting me to stay dry 
 And I shout fine
 Because like everyone else
 I'm living a lie
 But not ready to die 
  
 'Cuz everyone's in a hurry
 Rushing in the rush hour
 Living their disturbing suburban lives 
 Wake up, take an upper, take a shower
 Counting your frequent flier miles
 On the way to a desk job
 Working for the main upstairs
 Some rich corporate slob 
 Shying away from both truths and dares
 Drinking coffee and chain smoking
 Impressing just who
 Who knows
 You're always in a hurry
 You're always just barely coping
 Going insane is just a vacation
 You lost it hon, with your hesitation
 Afraid of rising above your station
 Depending on what you own
 To keep your kids from getting stones
 Quit believing company printouts
 Read songs like a prophecy
 Quit thinking religion is found in rural paper routes
 Read as you slowly slow down
 Slow down