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Greed
Greed by kmlsthe heart is a void
sucking greedily
at anything around it
a vain attempt
to satisfy
its eternal hunger
until even the self
is swallowed
into the hollow cavern
of its unending lust
the person disappears
and the dark virus remains
the emptiness begins
to curl back upon itself
its bloody lips
attacking
in steady demise
until all that remains
is the ache
of never enough.May 18, 1987 (rewritten June 2026)
#1987 #addictionMetaphor #ChristianReflection #consumption #ContemplativePoetry #corruption #darkness #desire #Ego #emptiness #Greed #hollowHeart #humanCondition #hunger #inwardCollapse #lust #moralImagination #moralReflection #neverEnough #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #selfDestruction #Sin #soul #spiritualFormation #SpiritualHunger #SpiritualPoetry #void #WordPressTagsGreed #Writing -
The Loveliest
The woman
with a
double chin
and fat fingers
around plastic bags
plops down
in the seat
across the aisle
and blocks
my view of the
goddess
whose magazine
is filled with
clothes
she'd fill out
quite nicely.
The pretty
and the ugly
sit side by side
and I wonder
who is
the loveliest
in God's eyes.February 22, 2002
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