"Sloth"
Theodore Roethke
10
In moving-slow he has no Peer.
You ask him something in his Ear,
He thinks about it for a Year;
And, then, before he says a Word
There, upside down (unlike a Bird),
He will assume that you have Heard--
A most Ex-as-per-at-ing Lug.
But should you call his manner Smug,
He'll sigh and give his Branch a Hug;
Then off again to Sleep he goes,
Still swaying gently by his Toes,
And you just know he knows he knows.
I’m not a very fast-paced when it comes to many things. Professional procrastinator is a good way to describe myself, just as the sloth. I am not that way all the time though, but a lot of times it feels good to just stop and “give [my] branch a hug.” A terrible habit to have of course, to bad I keep putting off to stop putting things off.