Lost Moments

The beat is Deep Vibes from Jazzroom/Kick a Dope Verse.
I wrote this in 2023 as well, but the second/third verses are still works in progress, so for now I’m sharing only the polished first verse.
I’m looking to improve— my writing, content, delivery, beat selection, everything— so any feedback is dearly appreciated. Additionally, I am looking for some peers with whom to consistently exchange ideas and discuss each other’s work; if you are interested, let me know!

Lyrics
In a landscape punctuated by perfect plastic plants,
Population placated and deprecated as ants
By paternalistic patricians in designer suit pants
Only seen on TV, in glitzy penthouse suites,
Isolated, well-gated from the poor and the mean,
I'm relegated to long waiting for some papers we need.
Twenty scattered here and there, open air, folding chairs
No one talks, no one stares, noone's really truly there.
A pierced face, dog on chain, sleeping bag no suitcase,
Passes once, passes twice, no direction just rain.
Six cars idle by the side while drivers charge their devices,
I listen to choirs of wet tires while I taste their perfume,
Stretch my legs check my head while my thoughts are subsumed
By the state of the world, it's fate to be consumed
By the selfsame plague ants birthed from her [very] own womb.
Wait my turn came to burn another drop of my time
When I'm home this episode will quickly fade from my mind…
Like every other… (fade from my mind… like every other…)
But the clerk, while doing work, flashes eyes and a smile
I see the cogs are alive! I seize the moment, hone it,
With words aimed to hold it awhile.
(Hold it awhile… fade from my mind…)