Tristan Robert Lange

Rubric of Ridiculousness

In a meritocracy,

No one is truly valued.

Effectiveness equals the qualification

For being dispensable until disposable.

Frigid fabricators of fruitfulness

Enshrine productivity gods,

Creating the antithesis of creativity.

Thrown out with regulated relish—

Inviting judgment with convenience

Vying its way into compromised canon.

Effectiveness in what, exactly?

Never defined in veritable ways,

Effectiveness means conformity.

Slaves will eat the scraps of effectiveness.

Sadly, snakes will devour those slaves.

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