Seven Deadly Sins

Rules:
About each and every seven deadly sin, not just about one of them
New Poem
Rhyme, no, whatever (preferably rhyme though)
Can't think of prizes at the moment
Seven spots
1. Beautiful Chaos
2. HOLLYWOODxBANGBANG
3. xXFallenxAngelXx
4. Synh
5.
6.Gem
7. kira2
One poem per person
Ends 9.25.07

The Seven Deadly Sins. In case you have no clue as to what I am talking about.

Lust-Lust is usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature

Envy-Envy is characterized by an insatiable desire

Gluttony-Gluttony is overindulgence of food and drink

Wrath-inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger

Greed-disloyalty, deliberate betrayal, or treason, especially for personal gain, for example through bribery.

Sloth-the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts

Pride-a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to give compliments to others though they may be deserving of them, and excessive love of self

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins (suggestion for research)

You do not have to follow that outline exactly. Make a poem about the seven deadly sins that talks about the seven deadly sins, and/or what they represent.

Reserve please

Reserve, please. :]

Lust please

I don't get it, write about all of them in one poem?? Or pick a sin?

Write about all of them in one poem

Reserve please

Iniquity

Sin is pouring from me,
Deadly its disguise,
Draped in guilty pleasures,
And suffocating lies.

Gluttony runs rampant,
The western world is fat,
While Africa is starving,
Lets drink another vat.

Prideful to a fault,
We have to have it all,
The body small in stature,
The ego 10 feet tall.

Consuming all our eyes do touch,
Greed the worst of any,
Even when we've seen the end,
It's still the death of many.

Envy drives a man insane,
A thirst you cannot quench,
It brings about the seeds of hate,
Which happily we drench.

Too many days spent in dream,
Wasting all we're given,
Lusting after all we know,
Can never be forgiven.

I'll give it a go, sorry if i don't get it in one time though x

So there is one more spot open. i would really like to have it filled.

The Perfect Stranger

His eyes shined as he sat down on the stool next to me,
And we shared a few drinks until a quarter past three,
He had nowhere else to be, so we told one or two lies;
And the look in my eyes gave him much needed compromise.

The bar was getting dead, my harlequin was running high;
And as he grabbed me, I couldn`t help but to pathetically lie;
I told him I wasn`t seeing anyone [at least just for last night] --
Thriving on lust, I lost myself in dirty motel sheets, holding him tight.

Dying in a strangers arms is something I always wanted to try,
And the feel of his breath on my neck was amazing, I can`t deny;
Shuttering from his touch, I let loose and had some fun;
Last night was for me, this morning is when I will come undone.

Sneaking in the door at the break of dawn, the floor creaks softly;
And I break apart as I see the girl that he uses to replace me,
Call me a coward, but I`ve got to have it all, including his selfish ways;
So I`ll pretend that I don`t need him anymore, at least for today.

Bragging about my night, I`ll tell it straight to his spiteful face;
And I`ll hold myself together with poise as our teen hearts race,
With a fist of steel, he marks the bruises around my eyes --
As petty crocodile tears streak down my foundation disguise.

His wall of pride got in the way when I begged him to stop,
The trip of power he felt was sending him way up to the top,
And in his skin, he felt like he was above anyone else around;
So he smiled as he kicked me onto the shattering ground.

The lightning in my eyes matched the fury in his broken heart,
And if it were up to me, I would grow a spine and tear him apart;
But this fake ID will give me the credibility I tell myself I need,
And the perfect stranger from a dirty bar will help me to succeed.

"Such a beautiful young girl with a heart so young and carefree,
She`ll grow up to be whatever it is in this world that she wants to be" ,
That may be so, but the drug scene has gotten the best of me;
My abilities have all went to hell, I lost them in the gutters of the city.

-Jenna Elphick
September 21, 2007

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First stanza = Gluttony
Second = Lust
fourth = Envy
Fifth = Greed and wrath
Sixth = Pride
Seventh = Sloth

I know you said it has to be new. But if someone doesn't feel this spot and you will allow it to be old please pm me. ~Mel

Well actually id rather you not because i have your seven deadly sins poem as one of my favourites and think it as an excellent example for a seven deadly sins poem. So id rather not have to choose between something i already know well and something new.

One spot for a poem left. please fill it someone.

I have one if it is not too late

If its new ill accept it but entries end tomorrow

Lust:
I can't give you up. I can't stop thinking of you
I can't look others in the eye, if they only knew
That it's you that I want to touch and to hold
Your body wrapped around me when I'm cold

Envy:
Every moment I burn in my desire
Every thought of you sets me on fire
I can't believe you're there and not here
Tonight I'll sit alone and disappear

Gluttony:
You're where you belong, but I want you to be mine
Tonight I'll just settle for a bottle of wine
I allow the luxury of drinking too much
I allow the luxury of thinking too much

Wrath:
The wine causes the past to come back in a flood
The pain, crushing, the bruises and blood
I'll forever hate, never forget
Even though he is no longer a threat

Greed:
I know wanting you is wrong, but I do indeed
I'm full of passion, and yes greed
I know I said I'll take what I can get
But it's not enough, I'm afraid to admit

Sloth:
I sit alone by the fire, when I should be writing
Lazy I feel, but my thoughts are so exciting
I sleep till dawn then go to bed
I need to sleep off the pain in my head

Pride:
I want to tell you all that I feel
But I'm scared to death, not completely healed
If you don't find me perfect as I so try to be
You may decide that you don't want me

So this contest ended today and i need all poems as soon as possible.

Ive got one more spot open i need to fill. anybody?

I NEED ENTRIES SOON

Alright thats fine

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Fantastic

Did I miss who won this contest?

Well actually not everyone put in their entry. so im not going to judge it unless there are all of them.

Well ill keep it open until i get all of them in or get some new ones in

Dont have any sorry

Is there still one spot left? May I reserve?