The Matrix

When you tire of food
And water’s a bother,
And you’re sick of your family,
Mother and father,

Then I have an answer
To counter your blues.
I call it “The Matrix,”
And here’s what it do’s.

It’s like a computer
That simulates life,
But blocks out the pain,
The traffic, the strife.

To get it, submit
To some gentle time thieves,
Who’ll plug you right in
Beside Keanu Reeves.

So is time in the Matrix
What you want to do?
Is that so? I guess “no”
Is a fine answer too.