Some Things No One Knows

No one knows why nobody works and yet everyone is busy.
No one wants more density; no one wants more sprawl.
No one knows how janitors and mail carriers survive.
No one lives in new buildings bustling with humans.
No one’s house is worth what they can sell it for.
No one knows what’s better than capitalism.
No one knows what’s worse than capitalism.
No one wants to go meet the new neighbor.
No one should have to wait for service.
No one can pay servers a living wage.
No one can stop new people coming.
No one knows anyone from here.
No one needs a whole mountain.
No one owns the sky.

No one’s as smart as their phone is.
No one will need to buy cars in the future.
No one builds corner stores we can walk to.
No one knows why the sight of others is vexing.
No one can stop the pretty landscapes from leaving.
No one thinks buildings are gravestones, till now.
No one should spray water on vanity lawns.
No one can stop needing several houses.
No one can stomach being controlled.

No one earns a free lunch.
No one should die in a dumpster.
No one knows the thoughts in their habits.
No one knows how to spend a week totally alone.
No one believes it’s urgent, it’s possible——to change.