Seven Deadly Sins – Mercedes Moore

Sloth

So what if it’s a nice day? That does not mean I want to go out to play In fact, I think I will take rest here Under my warm comforter. So what if I’m supposed to go to work? That does not mean I will In fact, I think I will call in sickContinue reading “Sloth”

Greed

Ha! That’s funny, You think I’m going to share this money? Please, What a joke! No, stop I’m going to choke.

Wrath

Anger The swelling rage Pulsing On the back of my membrane Fury The soar taste on my tongue Foaming On the front of my gums Wrath The heat spreading like wings inside my chest Flapping With the sound of your last breath

Envy

At the thought of you with her… At the sight of your tongue dancing with hers… At the thought of your hands intertwined… At the sound of her laughter, divine… At the thought you were in love… At the sight of her shuddering under your touch… At the thought I might not be enough… At theContinue reading “Envy”

Pride

The serpent’s tongue Flickered with a hiss I dare you to slice through This alligator skin.

Gluttony

I indulge Because there’s a void I try to fill But every thing I touch becomes destroyed. The ashes mix In my mouth like dirty water I swallow down the flames But something still feels empty So I keep consuming.

The Seven Deadly Sins

The seven deadly sins Wrap me up in fire The Devil’s flaming tongue Curses as I enter Below the ground Below the earth So far down It begins to hurt I’m only human The seven deadly sins. This poem actually used to be part of a song I wrote a few years backContinue reading “The Seven Deadly Sins”

Lust

Sucking in the last of your breath I can feel it start in my chest; The hunger, desire for you. Pressing my lips into yours The lust becomes an uproar; The hunger, desire for you. Trailing the contours of you skin I’m quivering with the space between us, paper thin; The hunger, desire for you.Continue reading “Lust”