Vaughan's poem is one long question, asked in different ways. The speaker looks at things people take for granted: houses that get locked and abandoned, a language left to die, roads that end in nowhere, and school lessons that seem to lead only to a diploma. Each example is something made by people, then left without a purpose.
The questions get bigger as the poem goes on. By the time the speaker asks about minutes and hours, and says clocks have become "kings to whom men bow," the target is clear: habits and systems we follow without thinking. The speaker sounds frustrated but also curious. The casual language ("gonna," "wanna") makes it feel like a real person talking, not a lecture.
The ending is the most telling part. The speaker admits that everyone already knows "it's been this way," yet refuses to accept that as an answer. The mood is restless and a little defiant, like a child who keeps asking "why?" until someone gives a real reason.