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7 deadly sins
Write a poem about one of the seven deadly sins. (greed, lust, pride, gluttony, wrath, envy, or sloth)
Cover image for post SVPERBIA, by CarpeNoctem
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CarpeNoctem in Poetry & Free Verse

SVPERBIA

mirror shatters

into thousand pieces

of my perfection,

tread on me

bare feet

let each piece

cut deep into your skin

i’ll taste your pain

and drink myself

into a stupor

on your bad blood.

trip on my worth

fall on your knees

take a better look

at my high standing

from where you

crawl your ground

in agony and

lose your grip

on my vanity.

open your eyes,

self-righteousness

never blind me

even in the brightest truth

and the darkest side of me

i still can see

that your low quality

and inferiority

are the triggers

to an extension

of my dark,

you can never see

that i’m right.

flawless sinner, fucking peasant.

Pic: ©Fabrizio Ara