Seven Deadly Sins: Collection.

[apocalypticjay]

[red]Lucifer I
Pride
(supurbia)
[/red]

man incognito by his arrogance
deadly ideals
spill guts of
fellow country men alike

words of folly distastefully slurred
viewed by
naïve eyes of
trust and willing righteousness

yet lost in one mans
bid to
cover up his
inane errors of superiority

[red]Mammon II
Greed
(avaritia)
[/red]

‘a fist full of dollars’
madness runs
deep in this
family of callous totalitarians

each bribe a taste for
one further
hit of the
ravenous fiends poker hand

undress your mirror of lies
for more
and more defamations
godless reflection of hunger

[red]Belphegor: III
Sloth
(acedia) [/red]

sit on God’s shoulders and laze,
beautiful picture
from up here
in luxuries blissful ignorance

you breed battles of indolence
with flung
blades of
pestilence and dribbling madness

scarring your own doorstep with
dreams of
grandeur, lack of
backbone, you… immoralities companion

[red]Beelzebub: IV
Gluttony
(gula or gullia)[/red]

green money on cannibal lips,
eat your
way through lives
shellshock the innocent passively

no repentance from you, cash
filled guts
that should rot
in Dante’s fiery hell

live off the fat of
the land,
bathe in families
tears, whilst fleetingly woolgathering

[red]Leviathan: V
Envy
(invidia)[/red]

a coyotes tongue wags in
your mouth
salivating to all
you long to filch

green eyes penetrate lives of
civilians, your
manic hands could
only pilfer like ganits

you want like a baby
for the
sweets of others,
you foolish, egotistical, oppressor

[red]Asmodeus: VI
Lust
(luxuria)[/red]

seeping black of pure gold,
eyes like
silver coins at
such opportunities laying ahead

this demon gave swords to
the adversary
just to flail
his sword deeper still

all for the black gold,
mindless indulgencies
gratified his lust
for all things war

[red]Satan/Amon: VII
Wrath
(ira)[/red]

as they crumble what do
you feel?
hate for no
real foe of dagger?

you span this web of
hidden autocracy
blinding your patronage
whilst their world burnt

blood on your hands now
demon tyrant
i will never
forgive you the towers

[Artemis]

Absolutely breathtaking. I loved this the first time around and now they are all together I am going to bookmark this and exalt it. Just perfect Jay xx

[Dr Fogg]

Stunningly brilliant, please accept an exalt for this.

[Forest]

PE, I thought I had stumbled into the horror section with this piece! So violent and passionate. It's immersive in its diction and form. The last stanza did it for me. Great writing!

[Max]

My man, Jay. where do I even start...

I love this concept. I love anything involving the deadly sins. I love when people are well-versed in the many names of the Dark Lord. And I love the abstract, yet well-structured, way in which you wrote this. I don't know if you're familiar with the Los Angeles-based band "Tool", but this read like an angry political rant from them, and that is definitely a GOOD thing in my eyes. I'll have to re-read this to fully appreciate it, but the imagery is fresh and your lines bold and powerful. I would pick a favorite one, but each line is fantastically well-executed. Exalt without a doubt, and you might like to know that this is my favorite piece of yours I've ever come across. Bravo and a half, my good friend.

[ladyoftheword]

I am stunned by the brillance of this poem. Excellent and very intelliget write. It is a very humbling experience as a reader while reading your poem.

HUGS
LOTW

[palehorse]

I'll exalt this on the theology alone. Extremely well done.

[kellygreen]

This is an absolutely amazing piece!

kelly