Dark As Sin

Occasionally, I get inspired by music when I'm writing my poetry. This next poem was inspired by Billie Eilish's "bury a friend."

Today I'm thinking about the things that are deadly

I'm choking on greed, lust, sloth, and envy

Gluttony, wrath, and pride are so scary

I wanted the rhythm of the poem to be similar to the rhythm of the song. I also wanted to explore the "seven deadly sins" and create a persona based on them. You'll notice that each stanza gets more "deadly" as the poem goes on.

Today I'm thinking about how I am so greedy

Wanting your money and being so needy

Licking my wounds from being so sneaky

Today I'm thinking about how I'm so full of lust

Saying whatever to earn all your trust

The things that I think of would bring you disgust

Today I'm thinking about all of my green envy

Coveting all that you own, which is many

Jealousy leaving my blood in a frenzy

Today I'm thinking about being such a glutton

Eating and puking, push every button

Sucking my fingers, soon I'm forgotten

Today I'm thinking about being a sleepy sloth

Lying on hard pillows I love and I loathe

Doing nothing to enable personal growth

Today I'm thinking about how I'm so full of wrath

I want this to end in a giant bloodbath

Revenge is what makes me a sociopath

Today I'm thinking about  how I am so prideful

I left all my senses when I became rightful

How is it that suicide now sounds delightful

Today I'll sin in a dark messy medley

I want to be swallowed in shadows so scary

All from thinking about such things that are deadly

This is one of my darker poems and it's contrasted by "Bright as Virtue," another poem I'll discuss in the near future.