my poems

Greed

Didn't know the cost,

until all was lost.

Corrupted by the greed,

having more than I need.

Built up an empire,

raising stone walls higher,

letting no one in,

consumed by my sin.

A slave living as a king,

a puppet tied to a string.

Bound to the things of earth,

that no longer hold worth.

I tried to fill a hole,

but it grew in my soul.

Possessions I couldn't share,

my loved ones no longer there.

How could it be,

I didn't see,

the price I did pay?

others I forced away.

Spots for them yet I'm all alone,

filling it with all that I own.

My possessions,

my obsessions.