The Seven Deadly Sins

By Lakshmi Yasheca Sanka

This generation breathes lust—

lust here, lust there, lust everywhere.

When you gave in to it,

lust became my greatest headache.

Then came envy.

You were jealous of me liking others—

but what gave you the right

to chain the life that was mine

You wrapped me in wrath,

butchered my trust like slaughtered

cattle,

pressed your hand against my breath

until I choked on silence.

You had pride, 

Which was useless,

you couldn’t protect the girl

who trusted your words. 

If you were a sloth,

Why did you accept a race

 against a cheetah,

when she’s not on your check.

You never fed a soul drowning in gluttony.

Your ego was your only feast,

and in your dictionary,

there existed no word called humanity.

And greed—

the sin I’ll never forget.

You wanted only your friends,

and left behind the one

who truly loved you.

By Lakshmi Yasheca Sanka