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Deeply Sinful

This poem uses the motif of the “Seven Deadly Sins” to depict human desire, power, and the violent nature of domination spreading through modern society.
Through the recurring symbol of “robes,” negative forces such as arrogance, hatred, recklessness, and greed seep into both individuals and society.
The poem expresses a profound sense of crisis toward a world where even confession and morality can become tools of control, while ultimately questioning the very nature of human existence itself.

Deeply Sinful

(Revised and Expanded Edition)

Arrogance walks on,
its robes fluttering in the wind.
It gives off
an indescribable stench.

A terror
that seduces people
into bowing down.
A threat
that strips away
even the will to resist.

Subjugation and domination—
an incitement
that washes minds clean
into obedience.

Hatred spills out
from the robes and sways.

It becomes
a face of resentment
beyond description.

An expulsion
that inflames hostility
through lies.
A brutality
that never forgives defiance.

Submission and consent are demanded,
until even reason itself
is lost in servitude.

Recklessness leaks out
from the robes.

It invites
a collapse of values
beyond description.

A charisma
that refuses surrender
even under ridicule.
An intellect
unable to recognize
danger and hardship.

Discrimination and inequality
grow ever stronger
under despotism.

Greed clings tightly
to the robes.

It reveals
an indescribable pleasure
and corruption.

A distorted pride
that treasures honor
only when profit responds.
A narcissism
drunk on itself,
demanding praise and silent obedience.

A convenient system
where sins are forgiven
simply by confession.

The Seven Deadly Sins:

Arrogance, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth.

Yet this man
cannot be contained merely by
arrogance, hatred, recklessness, and greed.

As long as desire
retains its sexual force,
does it become
an endless energy
feeding human craving?

One can only stand astonished:

Sex is life itself.

Then is sin itself
also life?

Written on October 7, 2025.
Republished again on May 25, 2026.
The grotesque ones still sweep across the world.

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