~SEVEN DEADLY SINS~

I entered this in a contest. Please know that I am NOT speaking to anyone except myself. I am not here to bring Condemnation, to point any fingers, or to judge anyone. These are simply words that came to mind. I am in no position to judge anyone, except

 

 

 

 

~THE SEVEN, DEADLY SINS~

 

(LUST, GLUTTONY, GREED, SLOTH, WRATH, ENVY, AND PRIDE)

 

 

I’m not bringing Condemnation,

on how you choose to live;

For I too have committed,

the Seven, Deadly Sins!

~ 

God knows what’s in our Heart’s,

much better than we do;

And though we’ve done these things,

He still loves me and you.

~ 

This first Sin that I speak of,

Is a Cancer known as LUST;

It begins with just a thought,

then eats away at us.

 ~

Gluttony is also,

a Sin that’s on the list;

It can make one fat and selfish,

I know, for I’ve done this.

 ~

This Sin of which I write,

is known by all as GREED;

It causes many People,

to want more than they need.

 ~

Sloth is but another name,

for simply, laziness;

We sit all day while others slave,

I’ve done this, I’ll confess!

 ~

WRATH is never pleasant,

it is anger born of Hate;

It festers deep inside of us,

 spreading quickly, as a Plague.

 ~

ENVY is an ugly word,

an emotion we’ve all felt;

It makes us Covet what other’s have,

begrudging everyone else.

~ 

And last, but not the least,

is PRIDE, which we’ve all known;

It brings such feelings of shame and regret,

for things we do not own.

 

Author's Note

I Praise God for His Mercy, which eduresth forever.

Reviews

[Damien Dsoul]

After reading this mind-numbing work of yours, I placed an international call right through to Hollywood, in search of the movie Director, David Fitcher, to let him know that he certainly missed a lot more detail in the script of that dark movie on his titled "Se7ven". Your poem surely would have gained more weight to have heard it coming off the lips of that Kevin Spacey's character.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the description of the seven deadly sins. We need to stay focus and try to walk the straight and good roads in a life.
Coyote

[kamikazebuterfli]

very powerful!

[J. Marc]

Very well swritten! The paragraphs describes precisely although in a friendly manner all these things that make us also human. I could not help thinking, as I went through the poem, yes, I could have done them all too!!! The message is very well transmitted to the reader: thank you for this very useful and beautiful piece of self appraisal (but not condemnation, indeed)!

[Rambling Prose]

Wow! This is a poignant & well penned write! I love your style of writing and shall certainly make it my goal to work toward writing in such an effective way. It seems to me, you should certainly have a TOP WRITER'S badge!

Excellent poet indeed!

[Mr. Lopez]

God bless you JIll, we all need to face the truths of our lives and maybe ,just maybe, people like you can help open the eyes of many. Keep up the good work.

[The Raven King]

Though the subject matter is not the lightest fare, the poem maintains a tongue in cheek humor that makes it great. Neither flowery or dry, it tastes great in my lustful, gluttonous, prideful, wrathful, envious, greedy psyche. More.

[Ladysue]

Jill, you conveyed this message so powerfully with your words. It is so true and I am far from perfect. Each and every one of these you speak of can consume a person in such a way that they can't see their way out. Wow, an extremely poignant and thought provoking write. Outstanding message and well written!!

[Twilight Dancer]

I really enjoyed this poem - everything was on target! I, too, believe in our Heavenly Father; I am not perfect, nor do I ever expect to be on this temporary dwelling place called earth. And as you have so forthrightly pointed out, I too am guilty of the 'seven' - great write amd thank you for bringing to my conscience the 'seven' that I should be aware of daily. ...TD :)

[Valorie J. Shearer]

I love your style.. you are very sweet woman Jillian, and I am glad to know you through this portal we call Writer'sCafe.. I also can't wait to read your book of poetry - "Through Her Eyes"! Take care~~~

[Bubo]

Great!!
I can never remember all of them, but you have written in such a way I wont forget,
Really great message contained in each stanza...........