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Seven Sins: Sloth

2 min readMay 9, 2025

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A Moody Blue Double Exposure Photograph of Woman at Night
Photo by Sherman Trotz from

You’ll make it
Find the words to lull
Exhale
These nights that don’t tick
Aren’t as bad as they seethe
Because I’m here
I care. So Much.
Like nobody else.

Bring yourself
In the clutch of now
There’s a switch I tap
Shut down the world
Give me all of you
And it’s yours
Without stained contracts
Of fevered forever.

It’s 4:41
Complete the hour
Weekend’s spoon unwinding
Skip daytime
Don’t trip for the 268th time
Caught up in your own head
Caring damages
Quit restraining
Our fundamental chemistry.

They call me a captor
Except educate me
Dart me in the eyes
Who lets good into your life?
They swing addictions
Created for extraction
And I set you loose.

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Debdutta Pal
Debdutta Pal

Written by Debdutta Pal

I'd rather be watching Netflix.

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