Lackadaisical



If you're lacking spirit. If you're lacking zest.
You are lackadaisical and fail the true test.

If you're simply shiftless. If you're simply vain.
You are lackadaisical and a clear-cut pain.

If you're acting languid. If you're acting tired.
You are lackadaisical and need to be fired.

If you're only slothful. If you're only slow.
You are lackadaisical and drift in the flow.

If you're shirking effort. If you're shirking toil.
You are lackadaisical and source labor foil.

If you're merely vacant. If you're merely void.
You are lackadaisical and not ever buoyed.

If you're feeling listless. If you're feeling limp.
You are lackadaisical and a fruitless wimp.

If you're purely lazy. If you're purely lax.
You are lackadaisical and warrant the axe.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE XX FF GG
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 732
Words 123
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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