Greed of Lust and Love

by Startle Me   May 29, 2007


The woman sits quietly at the table,
Looking at the girl across in shame.
To be greedy in the eyes of the Lord,
Having none but herself to blame.

The woman questions her emotions
And her needed desire to acquire more.
When would she confess her secrets,
To the daughter that she solely adores?

Promiscuous names, the first reaction.
Expected from ruining the musketeers,
The family of three so happy and free
Are ruined by disappointing love affairs.

Hatred and disgust, the second reaction,
What upsetting, cruel emotions to feel.
The loving trust for her mother evaporated.
Insulted and hurting, she tries to conceal.

Silence would be the third reaction,
Would likely be the worst one of all.
It would be time for the mother to explain,
How she fell for love and was enthralled.

To be greedy in the eyes of the Lord,
Wanting her daughter and her new lover.
Woman wants more than she deserves,
Rejection this mother will discover.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Jenni Marie

    Oh...this...is perfect!
    So much power and emotion packed into this piece, and the depth behind the words are clear for the reader to see.
    A powerful opening, with each stanza from thereon getting better and better.

  • 17 years ago

    by Wings Of Flames

    A very well put and set poem. the story was quite intereasting and I appreciate the thought you put into my comment although it made me a bit confused.
    5.5

  • 17 years ago

    by Jessica

    Wow, this was amazing. I'm not sure I completely got all the hidden meaning but I could tell that there was one and that it was very metaphoric. The flow was good as was the vocabulary used throughout. My interpretation of this was that the mother was in love/lust with her daughters lover. Or maybe has had an affair with him. And she is scared of telling her because of all these different reactions she may get. Or I think she may have had affairs before and her daughter thought she wasn't having them any more. And now she has, not with just anyone, but her daughter's lover. I may be completely wrong there but that's what I thought. 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Brittany C

    Oh, there is are two things. This one was a little hard to read for me. i can't say why because I don't know why but it is. Also it didn't really cetch me attention. Sorry

  • 17 years ago

    by Brittany C

    Wow, well I really liked it. But other than that I really don't know what else to say. I gave it a 5/5.

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