Discourses Of The Lazy Poem by Raj Arumugam

1

oh, let’s not gather the fallen leaves
from off the lawn;
it may disturb the creatures who
may need to live underneath;
let’s do our bit for the environment
through not doing



2
I don’t wipe the dust off my table;
what’s the use?
it may rise in the air
and pollute the room
and invade my mind through
my nostrils;
so
dust on the table,
dust in the air:
what does it matter? ;
just leave it be
and preserve my sanity



3

I had a shower yesterday and the day before
and I think they washed me on my birth
and once again when I was christened:
with the drought
and looming world water wars
every BODY should do its part!




4

yes, we’ll drive to the shops:
I mean I could walk there
but then there’s always a hazard
like space junk might land on one
and the neighbor’s dog
might just bite me on the butt:
a car ride’s much safer



5


if you wash your clothes
once too often
you wash off all the positive energy
that builds up when you’ve got them on;
so to wash them, that’s to wash one’s clothes,
one washes away all of one’s gathered energy;
so really it’s wiser to leave things be



6


I know the dentist
said I should brush at least twice a day
and I should floss too;
but look, what the dentist doesn’t tell you
is brushing dislodges your teeth
and flossing just pulls them away…
so that’s why I don’t brush or floss;
I save my teeth
and I save my money