SIN-o-NYMS, 6i

Lines Based on Synonyms for the Seven Deadly Sins

SEVEN DEADLY SINS: envy, gluttony, greed or avarice, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath

Sloth (i): lassitude

“Let’s talk about your lassitude”—

So said my boss the other day.

“And some about your attitude.

Yes, both must change—so find some way.”

My attitude? I thought and thought—

So very much I thought about.

But here’s the problem—I was caught.

And lassitude was what won out.

I took a nap right at my desk—

The boss walked by and saw me there.

He thought it was a bit grotesque—

For I sleep in my underwear!

And thus can end a fine career—

I can’t defeat my weaknesses.

And so let’s make this last thing clear:
I’ve not turned out to be a whiz.