half-assing

a job that is worth doing can face half-assing
a love of ages’ song is well-praised half-assing

exquisite presentation graces the table
every dish ends up in the same place - half-assing

iridescent shining bedecks haughty plumage -
dull ones eat the same breadcrumbs, no waste half-assing

perfection’s golden gleam of a high-walled city -
let yourself be rid of gilt; embrace half-assing

constant striving sends you over the finish line
but I will finish in the same place half-assing

a job half-done’s well begun for the days’ passing;
you will, Niamh, err on the side of grace, half-assing