Monday, April 27, 2020

SIN-o-NYMS, 7i



Lines Based on Synonyms for the Seven Deadly Sins
SEVEN DEADLY SINS: envy, gluttony, greed or avarice, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath

Wrath (i): lividity

Lividity—means several things,
Like color, anger, black-and-blue.
But, oh, the terror this word brings
When anger’s pointed right at you!

For it can presage some event
That you will find immoderate.
And it may be so violent—
A slap in face? A punch in gut?

And so you need to calm your storm—
To “dial it back,” to gain control—
For if you don’t, you’ll find it warm
Where you next find your sickly soul.

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