My Deadly Sins

By HalfDarkAngel


I look in the mirror
And I don’t see myself
I see the past my past transgressions
Surrounding me
Haunting my present

The Seven Deadly Sins are my life
Greed: What’s mine is mine but I want her
Lust: Longing for her touch
Envy: Why does he have her?
Wrath: I hate him
Gluttony: I’ll drink his blood
Sloth: That lazy bastard
Pride: I will have her yet

She walks by and smiles sadly
Like she knows how I feel
She looks at me
Asking for help, trapped
As far from me as I am from her

I look in the mirror
And realize
My sins are not what consume me
She is.

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Copyright 2006 HalfDarkAngel
Published on Wednesday, May 10, 2006.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"
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  • CorruptedLittleGirl On Friday, November 3, 2006, CorruptedLittleGirl (243)By person wrote:

    Intriguing. Obsession can evoke some pretty terrible feelings and behavior in people, but as long as you're able to come to terms with it, it won't harm you.

  • A former member wrote: hmmmmm yes sins are consumptive aren't they... the revelation at the end and the mere mention of the sins recalls The Faerie Queene to me... thank you; If I find the passage i will return to share ...

  • A former member wrote: I like this one...I can relate. Great write...

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