Self-Denied, Satisfied and Crucified

This is another work written to accompany art by Rougepriest of the OP site. He is a very talented artist and poet. Thank you, Dan, for the inspiration and use of your work.


Living lives of selfish pride,
Telling lies unjustified.
Tethered by lines that forever bind.
Severing ties that cloud one's mind.
Reaching for futures once left behind,
Searching for answers one hopes to find.

The worth of existence is characterized,
By a desire and persistence to capitalize.
One's power and resistance to sanctify,
The honor and sustenance they realize.
That forge a consistence emphasized,
By truth and conviction conceptualized.

Exertion of discipline, self-denied,
Personal resolve, determined pride.
Self-respect, a spiritual side,
Others detect and try to abide.
Tithes that connect and coincide,
Eyes that reflect what burns inside.

A fascination with the opposite sex,
A realization of what comes next.
Envisioning a gender's private parts,
Is where physical attraction usually starts.
A desire to touch a forbidden fruit,
Could cause the other to follow suit.

A climax worth effort, is a goal satisfied,
It may last forever, or never be tried.
Knowing one's limits is knowing one's mind,
Self-discipline exhibits control hard to find.
Satisfaction sustained does damage in time,
Self-gratification remains the simplest kind.

God gave mankind the ability to enjoy,
The pleasures one's body readily employs.
It's the gift of Mother Nature's romantic joy,
The rift that Lucifer so blatantly deploys.
It's the power of temptation that lured even Christ.
Eternal damnation, the Devil's devise.

If Angels and Aliens were left to decide,
Would Jesus have suffered, been crucified?
Only God knows the true worth of men,
The power of conviction and sentence for sin.
The lure of lust and the penchant to win,
Righteousness begins where immorality ends.





Copyright © October 2009
Kevin Mooney

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