^{by a. gagliardi}

look at life as a minimalist

give nothing back

as little effort as possibly -

scrape by

 (barely)

do the job in it’s barest

infinitesimal effort

with ‘a lick & a promise’

call it good.

  (then)

as if putting forth would be a sin

just show up

create the space

(but)

don’t go in.

This poem is a commentary about people who live life giving nothing of themselves to others, to their job, to community, etc.

I wrote it without capitalization and lacking punctuation to accentuate the idea of how little

is required of the 'least amount'.