Slew

SLEW

-verb

the past tense of slay

-verb

1. to twist or be twisted sideways, especially awkwardly

2. nautical . to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step

-noun

3. the act of slewing

-noun

a variant spelling (especially US) of slough

-noun

informal (US), (Canadian) a great number or amount; a lot

A slew of slews
Paper Gordian knot
Ready for murder

Scathe

SCATHE

-verb (used with object)

1. rare .to attack with severe criticism.

2. archaic or dialect . to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching.

-noun

3. archaic or dialect . harm

The walls look down upon us
And we slink in the shadow
Utterly scathed by the continuum

Dotage

DOTAGE

-noun

1. feebleness of mind, especially as a result of old age

2. foolish infatuation

Tweeting to yourself
A modern sign of dotage

Glean

GLEAN

-verb (used with object)

1. to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces.

2. to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting

Some aspects of my mind does this

Gleaning signs when there is none

Seeing monsters and whatnots

In a feast of pareidolia

Forage

FORAGE

- noun

1. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.

2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.

3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.

4. a raid.

- verb (used without object)

5. to wander or go in search of provisions.

6. to search about; seek; rummage; hunt.

7. to make a raid.

- verb (used with object)

8. to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder.

9. to supply with forage.

10. to obtain by foraging.

Foraging

A foodies' new craze for some

A fond childhood memory for me

Cavil

CAVIL

- verb (used without object)

1. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by “at” or “about”).

- verb (used with object)

2. to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections.

- noun

3. a trivial and annoying objection.

4. the raising of such objections.

Various cavils
Are invoked
In short: I suck.