Redundant

I was struck by the duality of the word, but then my social worker background got the better of me...

 

Redundant

 

Words can be superfluous

Flying fluently before

Your eyes reading

Too quickly

What is being said about

 

People becoming superfluous

Flying fluently while

Just doing their jobs

Too quickly

Due to the rat race

 

Racing their head off

Meeting the deadline

For tomorrow

They will be superfluous

Years of good work have

 

Flown fluently

Passing by

On the way

To redundancy

 

 

Reviews

[Dizzy-Izzy]

Ahh, it feels good to read and think.

Reading your description made me curious. How could the word "redundant" mean anything, but repetitive and boring. Just like Ms. K, to only see the negative... so I looked it up.

REDUNDANT: adjective
Etymology: Latin redundant-, redundans, present participle of redundare to overflow - more at redound
Date: 1594
1 a: exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous b: characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary c: characterized by similarity or repetition dchiefly British : no longer needed for a job and hence laid off
2: profuse, lavish
3: serving as a duplicate for preventing failure of an entire system (as a spacecraft) upon failure of a single component.

Why according to this I could see my day of chores and errands as profuse and lavish... huh... maybe I will, more fun that way.

I like #3. If I look at life this way, through this lens of meaning... the whole fabric of my families existence depends on what I do... double huh...

Reminds me of Star Trek, yes, Star Trek. Capt. Kirk is always asking "Computer" to solve some problem or other. Isn't it funny that even the make believe voice of the computer is feminine? She couldn't always solve the problem either. So much like life...

This was really great thanks for sharing...

Kristina

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Ain't that the truth... without realizing sometimes we end up getting stuck in the same old daily grind repeating our actions over and over... a very well done write that makes me think I need to break away from that revolving door from time to time.

[AK]

I guess all we can do is try to make a difference where it truly matters, the people we meet. I've worked at my job for fifteen years now and there have been dozens of folks come and go during that time. Some of them I've worked with directly for months, even years. It always surprises me when, within a few weeks of their leaving, I forget the names of those with whom I've worked so closely.
But there are others that I'll never forget. Those who somehow truly made a difference.

[Michael]

it is sublimly perfect, oops - that is redundant!

I really did enjoy it, good balance and feeling.

Great job!

[bluessadmood]

we are like robots ,this new life ,we lost every sense of beauty of real living ,loving and caring,we indulge in this silly life ,running all the time ,its like a never ending race ,yes civilicasion ,i truely wish to live in the old days where everything has a real meaning and we care a lot for everything ,and not do things only out of courtesy but to show we really care,what can i say i am romantic by nature,ha ha ,this has lots of meaning ,and it really affected me ,good work really

[Jolyrose]

Words and peole becoming redundant in the same context, due to haste. That's what I got, the feeling I had after reading this poem. That you should slow down and smell the MF'ing flowers or whatever tickles your fancy, because eventually, it may lose it's meaning.

Really liked it.

[Dr. S. D. Blankenship D..]

This is so true my friend, Good write, Ilove your views on this very oricle.

S. D. Blankenship the GOTHICCOWBOY