Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro  

Brandon Lazovic

Wrath, thy hearts angst against fellow human

An angered state of provoked emotion

As thy blood courses and pumps on demand

Crimson mercury spilt by preconceived notion

Prudence, thou’s wisdom unhindered in strife

Blinded in foresight thine eyes cannot be

Reason forever valued in thy life

Thou’s unmarred vision forever a guarantee

Greed, the downfall for those insatiable

Forever chasing wealth, status, and power

Thou art insidious, tyrannical

Thou’s desire shall lead to one’s final hour

Charity, friendship of man for Him

Benevolence reflected in thine heart

Even in circumstance proving most grim

Love for thy fellow man cannot keep thou apart

Sloth, encompassing state of dejection

Apathy of both body and spirit

Beware thy star’s silver inflection

Mischief befalls those whom laziness inherit

Faith, held in thy hand during time of need

Opening thou’s soul for thy Creator

As other’s speak untruth and heresy

Thou standeth against deceit, the serpent traitor

Pride, inflation of one’s mentality

Leads to thy demise and place infernal

Egotistic thoughts fool reality

Goliath, once proud and tall, slumbers eternal

Hope, optimistic interpretation

Eternal happiness thy only quest

Through the virtue of thy Divine Union

Ceaseless against hardship, thou’s light worn as a crest

Lust, thine guise masterful and unending

Intense desire forever burning

A bright phoenix flame thou art offending

With dark dragon’s flame burning thy soul through yearning

Temperance, a staple in character

Human spirit cannot maintain itself

Without control of excess poor feature

Restraint key in thy visage, building thy soul’s wealth

Envy, downfall in the hearts of many      

Wishing upon other’s inheritance

Spying through a lens procures jealousy

Benign or malicious, it shalt bring emptiness

Justice, thy art of reciprocity

Caught between the selfish and the selfless

Neutral standpoint, cousin of Charity

Giving those due of moral and legal assess

Gluttony, thou art a sin in excess

Shameful as thou binge to gratify tongue

 Immorality withstanding, but lest

Thine own image crack in thy reflection when sung

Fortitude, the quality of heroes

Apathy against thou’s antithesis

Thou’s moral courage is admirable

Venus’ silver tongue would prove even speechless