Efficiency (?)

"How are you liking the city?"

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"Oh it's not too bad. I miss the trees, the green...

But it's nice that everything's so close to me."

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"Yeah, it is pretty great - the efficiency."

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Efficiency

We equate it with progress;

the fast track to the world we want to see, means

Efficiency

is king and queen, we bow our heads

and cast our consciences at the feet of its majesty, all hail

Efficiency

Things take less time, but

Cost far more peace. Can't we see that

Efficiency

is a devil in hero's guise,

For nothing more than hurry corrupts a healthy priority into

Efficiency

and pulls us from the slow, gentle art

of maintaining one's soul, amidst this carnal spree we call

Efficiency.

...

Last week I saw a man honking his horn at a woman on crutches slowly navigating the crosswalk.

She only had one leg.

He kept honking until she was fully out of his way.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Thank you for reading this strange piece! After seeing the scene described at the end of the poem, I felt compelled to share it in this way. May we all be less hurried and more compassionate. Cheers, friends.