I Am Bored With Work

I am bored with work.
  My job is mundane.
Somedays it seems
  I might go insane.

It's the same thing
  day after day,
but I have no choice,
  I need the pay.

My job is boring,
  disenchanted I am.
If I win the lottery
  I'm going on the lam.




~~by Francine Roberts ~~
for Linda Marie's "I Am Bored With___" contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Suzadail Jr. Avatar
June 22, 2011 at 6:43 PM
I am at home now and work is staring to look pretty darn good. I thought of putting an ad in "Have brain, will travel". Vince
Brown Avatar
May 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Congratulations Francine on your win in Linda-Marie's contest. Love,Carol
Dietrich Avatar
May 14, 2011 at 8:15 AM
Congratulations on your win,Francine. I said bored with nothing, but truly if I had to pick something to be bored with, it would be THIS topic for sure!!! Luv, Andrea
Kendrick Avatar
May 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Good one..I hope that just a topic and not a fact of life..Congratulations..Sara
Buckeridge Avatar
May 13, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Congratulations on your win x
Mehta Avatar
May 13, 2011 at 2:28 AM
Many Congrats Francine on big win in Linda's contest with this beautiful depiction of emotions in verse. Luv & best wishes - Hitendra Mehta
Freeman Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Great to see your success Francine with this worthy poem's winner circle presentation. Agape, Moses
Horne Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 12:29 PM
LOL Many congrats on your win, Francine : )
Devonshire Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 9:32 AM
So happy to see your poem get well deserved recognition, Francine. Congratulations on your win, Love, Carolyn
Mehta Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of Linda, Francine
Phookan Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 5:57 AM
Though I love my work but still sometimes feel the need to take a break or do something altogether different. Congrats on your win Francine with this honest write ,it happens to so many of us..love, gautami
Johnson Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 2:31 AM
Congratulations on your win Francine when the lottery arrives and sweet Francine jives across the floor to work no more are they subject to bribes:) xo Don
Mannan Avatar
May 11, 2011 at 9:46 PM
i am so bored with my job too. Many congrats Francine for this win.
Taylor Avatar
May 11, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Congrats on your win, Francine. Excellent piece. Nice going. xxxRalph
Sweetheart Avatar
May 11, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Congrats Francine on your success in my contest with this very cute and real write ..luv..thankxx for constant support ..
Horne Avatar
May 11, 2011 at 8:56 AM
LOL - I certainly can relate to this! Thanks, Francine - your contest was such fun
Fraser Avatar
May 7, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Sadly work can deject us at times. I enjoy my job, but there are days when I want to be away from it. Good luck in the contest with this reality poem Francine....:)
La France Avatar
April 26, 2011 at 4:59 AM
Well done, I wrote on the same theme WORK, I feel the same. I am sending you a soupy mail~~
Johnson Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Great heartfelt verse Francine... My poetic lizards were like a couple of Frilly lizards (Bearded Dragons) methinks.. I tried the bored one and frustration got in the way hehe
Dietrich Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 8:02 PM
francine, after I wrote mine, bored with nothing, I got to thinking was there anything that really WAS boring and you could do nothing about it? And THIS was the subject I came up with. WORK. YOu GOT IT, Girl!! Nothing more boring than work when you do not LIKE your work. Because it is an obligation and you cannot escape it. VERY good!
Devonshire Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM
If you go "on the lam," Francine, I'd love to show you the sites in Florida. I get bored with some types of work too. What do you do for a living? When I was a journalist, it was never boring, but I did have some data entry jobs that were very boring. Best wishes in the contest! The theme of your new contest was very inspiring and I'm sure it will fill quickly. Love, Carolyn
Beck Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 8:39 AM
Agree entirely with every word Francine, and wage-slaves are everywhere, many people are disenchanted...good luck in the contest.....oh and thanks for the tip about "t" in SUNRISE..I fixed it instantly...from now on I will thin k of yo u fondly as "Hawkeye" Roberts ( just joking of course).......best wishes...Syd
Horne Avatar
April 25, 2011 at 8:28 AM
LOL - I certainly know where you're coming from! I couldn't think of anything that really bored me for this contest - my job is so boring it didn't enter my head LOL
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