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ambiguous

April 27, 2022
By lm-writes-things SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
lm-writes-things SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
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i am lust.

as i use a boy i don’t like

for comfort when i am lonely.

i am love.

as i comfort a shaking friend

while she cries in my lap.


i am gluttony.

as i eat sweet after sweet

blowing the last of my money.

i am self control.

as i put the bottle back on the shelf

because i shouldn't tempt addiction.


i am greed.

as i take from my mother

more than i’ve earned.

i am faithfulness.

as i defend my friend

who’s given me much love.


i am sloth.

as i toss my work aside

and spend hours scrolling.

i am joy.

as i celebrate their achievements

alongside achievements of my own.


i am wrath.

as i scream at my father

for never being positive.

i am peace.

as i sit in comfortable silence

with the one who i admire.

 

i am envy.

as i watch my friends

hanging out without me.

i am patience.

as i wait for them

to come home and call me.


i am pride.

as i scoff at the girls

who gossip during english.

i am goodness.

as i introduce myself

to the new kid in class.


i am ambiguous.

as my life is filled with double meanings

and i haven't made a choice about who

i am.


The author's comments:

This piece was written partially from my perspective and partially from outside experiences that I have witnessed or heard of. I created this to show that every person has both good and bad traits and everyone makes good and bad choices. I paired "fruits of the spirit" with the "seven deadly sins" in order to further my point.


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