Layogenic
(Tagalog)
The experience of seeing something that looks good far away but really bad close up.
It looked like a vacation first
time to pause
to slow down
to look around
and then it got stagnant
so still that it began to stink
the robotic routine
the monotonous din
what looked like a freedom
was a prison within.
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Sadly describes the state we are in accurately, doesn't it? At first there really was a sense of happiness for many about getting a break from the hectic work schedule... And then, it just became work from home forever
ReplyDeleteYes the goodness faded too soon
DeleteHow apt!! When it started, it did fill our hearts with excitement but then gradually it became a mundane routine. Hope the world returns to its "original normal" soon.
ReplyDeleteYes hope so
DeleteSo true! From taking a break to doubling up work, it didn't take long for the new normal to suffocate people.
ReplyDeleteOh yes it is painful now
DeleteSounds very much like our pandemic time — at least for some. For others it has been a flowering of creativity. Challenges are often what you make of them. https://mollyscanopy.com/2021/04/line-dancing-and-long-distance-friendships-atozchallenge/
ReplyDeleteYes it has become a long term challenge now
ReplyDeleteEven real vacations can get boring after a few days and you kind of want to get back to the busy but comforting familiar routine. Leave alone the current situation !
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yes you are so right
DeleteThat's a great word, and sadly applies to most of my art... but at least some of it looks good from further away!
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Jemima
Loved your post
DeleteThat there is a word to describe this phenomenon is a wonder.
ReplyDeleteThat you found it and used it so well is beyond wonderment. Very cool indeed.
Thanks a lot Arti
DeleteWhat an interesting word! Thank you for sharing that. I am sure we have all had this experience.
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Tim Brannan, The Other Side: 2021: The A to Z of Monsters
Thanks for joining Tim
DeleteThis resonates what we are feeling right now. Caged and lifeless. I wish we come out of it soon.
ReplyDeleteYes lets hope we are out of this soon
ReplyDeleteWell good to know there is a word for that long expression. Maybe photogenic originally meant something that looked good only in photo?
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