Seven Deadly Poems

written by Josie Schultz

Pride

“Love yourself,” they all say

But when I do they tell me to pray

I value myself over all others

As put simply, I am better

No one can match

My talent and power

But yet they complain

Failing to realize

Nothing can reach my level

Greed

It’s mine, all mine

It has been this whole time

Don’t try to take it

I will make you submit

As I have committed no crime

Lust

Never-ending love

You are all I want and need

Intertwined at last

Envy

How?

How can someone be like you

Perfect

With a soul so kind

A beauty that is unmatched

What could I do

How could I change

To have even a sliver

Of what you have

Gluttony

The more the merrier

That’s what I say

I cross the barrier

I indulge all day

I cannot stop

there it no end

I drink till I drop

I continue to spend

Give me more

I plead and plead

I do not bore

But I continue to need

Stop I will not

But more I have bought

Wrath

It overtakes me

As my vision blurs

And my mind goes fuzzy

Thoughts colliding

As I move without knowing

My actions speak

Far louder than I

Showing my feelings

Enacting my revenge

I cannot stop this
Nor would I

Sloth

I know what I must do

I understand the tasks required

But I just can not pursue

These useless things anew

Unless it is why I’ve desired

You haven’t a clue

A purpose I have not

This place isn’t for me

Motivation never came

No feelings have I caught

A meaning I have yet to see

This place is still so lame