Best Lethargy Poems

I am deprived of my old sweet relief,
Turning the page but turn to the leaf.
I spill out myself to sanction some space
To which I can return, try to compensate.
Contemplate and complicate my own design
I find this a fate to which I cannot resign.
Soaking in the...

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Folks in rural Pennsylvania think that Punxsutawney Phil
is, by all means, that happy and friendly groundhog
that predicts the beginning of spring on a forest log;   
he's very smart and looks friendly when he wags his tail.


If his prognistication is right everybody applauds,
and awaits...

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R is for the repeated distortions of facts,
A for press articles written with hacks,
M for the emphasis placed on survival,
P for the piss taken out of your rival.
A for analogies that never convince,
N for false narratives making us wince,
T for traditional values cast-off
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Like steam I float and drift, aimlessly
dripping like warm bottled water
spilt onto a floor, leaving the lazy
footprints of a dawdling daughter....

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Put in lethargy
Weakness stupor sleepiness
No energy left

Russell Sivey...

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P eople
E ncourage
O ther
P eople's
L ethargy
E verywhere...

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     Gotta get out and about
        I’m gonna lick this lethargy

     What’s holding me back
        is an utter lack of energy

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You are just not, concerned about growth 
You do what you want, but don't push envelopes
Won't go beyond, or outside comfort zones 

You are a man that's stagnant 

You stick to routines, and do the same things
Refuse to do anything new, yeah that's weak
Can not...

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I went to my art studio to view my latest paintings,
because frankly, I had completely forgotten what I was
working on, or whether I was working on anything.

I recognized none of the paintings on first glance,
then one of the skies rang a bell. I remember adding...

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I fell asleep outside,
on Lisa’s windy, 50th floor terrace.
It was indulgent, sensual
and lethargic - it crushed.
I forgot the time.
The sunset was intense,
a violent shock of color,
like an existential smack in the face.
I felt a lot of joy.
I’m feeling optimistic.
We leave for New Haven tomorrow.
I believe...

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God shifts his weight and half an oak remains.
One soul must die; another life retains. 
I stand a little shaky now.
raise my hand, put drops in my eye, 
A sort of palsy visits me
I let the blood sport play, yet wonder why
pause until I am...

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ALLOPATHY IS SAFETY,                                          ...

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My heart and mind don't align
I yearn for dreams to yield but vegetate
Putting off things for the very next day
My willpower is always at its lowest
Laziness floods my habits and goals
Until I drown in unsuccess.
The bed, so invitingly soft 
It tempts me into a languid...

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you arrive in pieces...
the horrible details I almost forgot
I always asked you to look north
and other things I regret
I used my sharp words
I built you
I didn't even get tired 
of your sick steps around the house
or your corny shirt written 'do you love me?'
now the...

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