Generation Y's attitude towards life

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Open Poetry #42

Generation Y's attitude towards life

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

0 posted 2008-06-21 01:52 PM

Friend A refuses
to watch the
"frivolous realities"
of movie characters.

Friend B brags
how she power-sleeps
five hours every night.

Carpe Diem! Seize the Day!

Since when has
life been run like a corporation?

Obsessing with the vision
Micro-managing time
Defining self by deliverables
Striving for performance targets

Since when has
resume padding become
life's be-all and end-all?

Since when has
work-related triumphs become
the definitive success
of resume padding?

Excuse me
as i problem-solve
via market research with dvds
and statistical analysis in indulgent naps.

RC Langill
Member

since 2008-03-09

Posts 104

1 posted 2008-06-21 03:19 PM

Yes! We all need to run more market research and statistical analysis along these lines.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2008-06-21 05:52 PM

Heng, I loved this. I especially love how you blended the seriousness of the subject matter with humour in the last stanza! Very cleverly done. You had me giggling happily.

- Owl

TinaTrivett
Senior Member

since 2006-07-15

Posts 569

3 posted 2008-06-21 06:27 PM

How true...if only everyone learned how to slow down again.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

4 posted 2008-06-21 06:34 PM

I'm a 'boomer' and often ask similar Q's.
The eager willingness to be defined by a job is beyond my understanding.

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

5 posted 2008-06-21 07:20 PM

That lifestyle sounds like alot of work, but I do like indoor plumbing. Give me a semi-simple life!

·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`·

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2008-06-21 07:55 PM

Yo Kaile,

Life's been that way since animals developed this nasty habit of eating.

Bobby

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

7 posted 2008-06-22 04:57 AM

Loved Garapan's reply!

- Owl

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

8 posted 2008-06-22 06:02 AM

thanks all for your replies. it feels good to be writing again after such a long hiatus.

thanks again

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