Seven Deadly Sins
Have you heard of the seven deadly politicians?
ohh. Sorry. Sins. Easy mistake.
One is supposed to damn your soul, the other gets a seat in Parliament.
Pride.
Titles. Suits. Handshakes.
Flags. Speeches. "We know best."
A room full of people who stopped listening when the applause started.
Envy.
They have? We need.
They build? We build bigger.
They buy? We buy more.
Another tower, another mine.
Another deal, another race.
Another country ahead, another company winning.
More. More. More.
Until a house is a number.
A river is a resource.
And a person is a statistic.
Greed.
More. More. More.
More money.
More land.
More power.
More control.
A bonus, a tax break.
A loophole, a handshake.
A back room.
A billion reasons to say there is no money left.
Wrath.
Anger. Fear. Blame.
A headline. A villain. A scapegoat.
Point down, never up.
Keep the people fighting.
Keep the cameras rolling.
Keep the questions away!
Gluttony.
Consume. Collect. Acquire.
Expand. Buy. Sell. Merge.
Own. A company. A country. A continent.
Still hungry.
Sloth.
Later. Tomorrow.
After the report.
After the review.
After the election.
After the apology.
After everyone forgets.
Lust.
Power. Control. Influence.
The microphone. The camera. The room.
The pen. The paper. The signature.
Millions of lives destroyed.
But they're satisfied.
Seven deadly sins.
Seven warnings.
Seven things we were told would destroy a person.
Pride. Envy. Greed.
Wrath. Gluttony. Sloth. Lust.
We were told these were the things that made monsters.
We never imagined the monsters would learn how to win elections.
© Luna Rose.
Written date Unknown.
Published Saturday, 26 September 2026