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So proud we stand
Too proud to admit our flaws,
Too proud to admit defeat
So proud it hurts
Hurts our government, our country, our world
Yet we still remain too proud to change it

So greedy we are
Too greedy to give our spare change to the poor
Too greedy to spare a dime to feed the hungry
So greedy we shut others out
We make them suffer in poverty
While we keep taking and taking

So gluttonous we are
Stuffing our faces with food, candy, chocolate
Consuming ten times our share
So gluttonous we let third world countries starve
They starve while we stuff our faces
Obesity is our second highest cause of death

So lazy we are
To get up to change the channel
Or answer the phone
It’s too much
so we have remote controls, cellular phones
And even cruise control

So lustful we are
Where sex has no meaning
And can be bought for cash
So lustful we spread AIDS
Like butter on bread
And we hide it all behind the doors of strip clubs
And closed curtains

So envious we are
Always wanting everything
Never happy with what we’ve got
So envious that we look down upon ourselves
The grass is always greener
Until it gets trampled by too many feet

So angry we are
We pay to see people fight
And we call them champions
So angry we hate it
And our anger hates everyone else
Angry enough to drop the only nuclear weapon in history

So sinful we are
Basing our lives on what is evil
And ignoring the ideals of older times
So sinful we are
We see someone raped and step into the shadows
Too fearful someone will see our sins too

Sinful we should die from it
©2007-2009 ~NameHerTemperance
:iconnamehertemperance:

Author's Comments

This poem is based off the seven deadly sins. While I am not religious, I found I agree with these seven 'sins' being things that detract from society, and I wanted to incorporate that into a poem to tell people their lives as Americans are often carried out in such a bad way we should be disgusted by it.

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:iconswimstarguy:
I can only agree. We are addicted to sin. It is in our lives. We love it. We love our selves. We love our hedonistic society.

I sense a hint of political questioning...

The nuclear bomb line stands out. I'm assuming that that's intentional.


~Zar4
:iconnamehertemperance:
I carefully chose each word in that poem. Granted, I wrote it in an English class, and it only took 15 minutes or so, but it was an idea I had been turning over in my head for a few days.
I'm glad you liked it. Please feel free to check out my other writings, especially my prose.

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Let me break it down till I force the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you would
Come back down to the Delva Bar
You said "That's just my battle scar"
I wanna kiss you, and knock them down like we used to...
:icondrgncmb88:
that was fucking amazing!!!! couldn't have put it better myself...lol...not like i wouuld...not much of a poem person...but damn that was good
:iconnamehertemperance:
Haha thanks! :aww: I'm glad you like it!

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Let me break it down till I force the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you would
Come back down to the Delva Bar
You said "That's just my battle scar"
I wanna kiss you, and knock them down like we used to...
:iconautumnembersfall:
Wow, that's really good!

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I see the seasons changing,
And in the heart of this autumn I fall,
With the leaves from the trees.
:iconnamehertemperance:
Thanks! I'm especially proud of this one, it is definitely one of my favorites of my own works!

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Let me break it down till I force the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you would
Come back down to the Delva Bar
You said "That's just my battle scar"
I wanna kiss you, and knock them down like we used to...
:iconautumnembersfall:
You should check out some of mine :D

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I see the seasons changing,
And in the heart of this autumn I fall,
With the leaves from the trees.
:iconnamehertemperance:
That I will! I'm trying to update my deviant information, then I'll be sure to check yours out. I'll comment on some too, of course ^.^

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Let me break it down till I force the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you would
Come back down to the Delva Bar
You said "That's just my battle scar"
I wanna kiss you, and knock them down like we used to...

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