Aren't we all......evil?

Aren't we all......evil?

A Poem by Dylan Carew

What makes a man evil?
We're told that an evil man takes what he wants without regard for others. We call this Greed
That an evil man gives into his desires, no matter how deep. We call this Lust
That an evil man is jealous of his comrades and wants to be them. We call this Envy
That an evil man becomes enraged and lashes out and hurts the ones he loves. We call this Wrath
Than an evil man indulges in food and drink while others starve around him. We call this Gluttony 
That an evil man thinks highly of himself, higher than a king. We call this Pride
That an evil man chooses not to work the daily grind simply because he doesn't have too. We call this Sloth
We were raised to see these things as evil and are acts that we shall never commit
Yet, we commit these acts without knowing them
Greed is taking what you want, if one does not have any Greed, one does not have Ambition
Lust is giving into desire, if one does not have any Lust, one does not Love
Envy is jealousy, if one does not have any Envy, one does not grow and strive to Be
Wrath is giving into your anger, if one does not have any Anger, one can not protect the one's they Love
Gluttony is over indulgence, if one does not have any Glutton, they can may never know Happiness
Pride is thinking that one is about the rest, if one does not have any Pride, one cannot hold their head up High
Sloth is laziness and inaction, if one did not have Sloth, one could not know Rest
If you take a step back, and see the bigger picture
We are all evil.

© 2012 Dylan Carew


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Dylan Carew
Dylan Carew

Ottawa, Nepean, Canada



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