Dear Inner Sins
Dear the worst of me,
Greed...
Why are you here?
I didn't need all these tears.
I didn't need you when i was younger
so i have nothing to fear.
But if you stay, make me greed for greater heights.
Make my passion burn everlastingly bright.
Don't tell me that i need
this or that.
But that i'm fine
just as i am.
Wrath...
Why did you leave?
Make up your mind.
You say that you’re with me
but then you run off and hide.
I’m the only one
you ever seem to fight.
Please, stand up for what’s right.
Make me warrior-strong.
Able to take a hit
and still go on.
Lust...
What have you done?
Making me unreasonably dumb.
Taking away all of my fun.
With you, a person I have never won
My heart just breaks
between the silence and the belly-aches.
You create the worst
daydreams
telling me, murmuring, that it could be
reality.
But that's not fun.
Living out lies
Just passing time.
Sloth...
When are you gonna wake up?
Slept through prolonged nightmare.
Slept for too long.
Procrastination is bad.
But not caring just wrong.
The least you can do is get a little pissed.
Swept up in laziness,
so caring is a miss.
You can rest when our work is done
Wake up and see the sun.
Envy...
When can you leave?
Treacherous jealousy is a burden
Jealous of kids in the suburban.
Everything you tell me is lies
I’m sure others don’t have prettier lives
Just reverse it.
Give me confidence.
That I’m better than them
in every way.
Make me feel good today.
Gluttony...
What did you do?
Hungered for love without strings.
Feeling like a bird without wings.
Be a different kind of hungry for a change.
Don’t eat for a temporary distraction for the pain.
Get up and exercise
Allow me to win the prize.
Shred a few pounds.
and be more muscular than the guys.
Pride...
Where did you go?
Left me when I need you the most
Left me defending on my own
I'm no longer the lion on the throne
My crown is shattered
Ruined my name so it doesn't matter
Did you leave because Dad told you
to go.
Said you don't belong to this family
anymore.
Don't listen to him.
Please come home and make me proud again.
-sincerely,
The Rest of you.