Words (an acrostic poem)

Weapons of mass destruction

Or the olive branch of peace

Read them silently or say them out loud

Determine hidden meanings in their shadows

Still they will surprise you

Gluttony (an acrostic poem)

Gastronomical wonders coursed through his dreams

Leaving Gary with a sense of contentment

Until the alarm went off announcing the next course

Towering hunks of roasted meat awaited this time

Tempting Gary to push his limits once more

Only ten minutes on the clock for the all you can eat competition

No problem eating eight pounds of meaty goodness

Yet during the competition, he savored not a single morsel

Greed (an acrostic poem)

Gasping at the waste, Jerry snatched up the empty soda can

Really, people were lazy litterers

Every five cents counted when you had as little as Jerry did

Eventually he found the rest of the redeemables in the park and left

Driving his Bugatti Chiron home, he wondered where he should hunt down more cans

Hubris (an acrostic poem)

Honking the horn did nothing for Martin’s blood pressure

Unless a miracle happened, he was going to be late

Being so close to his exit, but no one would let him in

Reeling from this potential catastrophe, he noticed a solution

Inserting himself forcibly in front of a BMW, daring the woman in it to hit him

See, now he was going to make it home in time for the Rick and Morty rerun

Anger (an acrostic poem)

Against the advice of his lawyer

Nigel took the stand in his own murder trial

Getting asked one hard question after another by the DA

Eventually Nigel had enough

Raging out of the seat and smacking that woman into next week

Sloth (an acrostic poem)

Sarah looked at her to do list

Literally hundreds of items danced in front of her eyes

Obviously that micro writing class was coming in handy

Too bad she only did about two weeks’ worth before quitting

How much work did they expect for a free online course?

Envy (an acrostic poem)

Even the siding was something to behold

Nathan shook his head in wonder at how well built Gary’s house was

Vivid emotions coursed through Nathan’s soul

Yet they quieted as the flames grew higher

Lust (an acrostic poem)

Leroy whistled at the way her dress made a puddle on his floor

Until that moment he had been a happily married man

Still there was a small part of him that yelled to run away

Too bad it was drowned out by her moans

Darkness (an acrostic poem)

Deep underground was where Rick felt most comfortable

As he wandered the tunnels, he swore he could feel the earth’s heartbeat

Reaching for a small glittering rock he dropped his flashlight

Killing the only source of his light

Now he groped along the now unfamiliar tunnels

Each second a moment of terror

Step by step, slowly trying to retrace his steps

Secretly knowing all was lost

Parent (an acrostic poem)

Putting yourself firmly in second

As you give them the best start you can

Relying that your lack of sleep

Enables you to imagine with them

New vistas and realities

To which, with your help, they will realize