Wednesday, October 20, 2021

We Do It To Ourselves

All the crimes of the human species
Are paired with absolute darkness
Fecund and fetid, obscene appetites
We love the vulgar, the sexual tease
Absent any punishment
Our hearts become hardened
Choices aren't made in a vacuum
Not made in black and white
And yet they darken our soul
Slaves to our lust
Lovers of pleasure
We refuse to ever trust
Preferring a false foundation
By slavery it was built
While hording treasure
Affording our leisures
We wallow in the shadows
Absolving ourselves of guilt