Our Demons/Our Psychoses -Part 13 - Perversion Vs. Piety And Submission Poem by Daniel Partlow

When we recieve Perversion’s corrupting leaven
The treasury of our hearts loses the gifts of Heaven

Love and passion, tinged with Disrespect, yields treachery and lust
Bonds like friendship, then Betrayal, creates disbelieving loss of trust

Bravery without faith, then Injury, begets vengeance and violence
Rationalization flourishes when Envy makes reason silence

Intelligence plus Pride results in unfounded intellectualism
Community plus Greed and Deception results in political populism

‘Fairness’ and ‘Diversity’ becomes deception when used for the promotion of sin
Fraternity-brotherhood loses its meaning when man neglects even his own blood next of kin

Good Sustenance corrupted by Obsession is the meat of the glutton
Charity yields to Resentment when unto Entitlement we cotton

Leadership is turned by Greed into graft and with Slothful might it brings slavery
Appreciation for the curious or lovely becomes Jealousy so green and unsavoury.

Family and charity can be turned by Injustice into nepotistic preference
Respect becomes deceptive pluralism when we show Heresy undue deference.

Law and boundaries can turn to dead dogmatism without love and understanding
Awe for God’s mysteries becomes Confusion when Sophistry starts commanding

Forgiveness becomes ownership when mixed with Prideful Magnanimity
Boldness of Spirit without Obedience to God turns to pusillanimity

Modest confidence turns to boasting when Superbia comes to tempt
Calm reserve when seeded with Doubt grows into paralyzed self-contempt

Industry turns to fatigue and Sloth when we do not show each other appreciation
Maturity and wisdom without patience can turn to Condescension

Beauty can be used for temptation when comes the spirit of Vanity
Creativity when vexed by Derision or Addiction can lead to insanity

Responsibility in one area of life plus Apathy can in another area bring dereliction
Communication when colored by deception undermines strong God-given conviction

Kindness mixed with a lack of scruples can lead to Cheating and frauds
Patience or respect for others can be tortured into apathy or worship false gods

Global unity infused with pride, like the strength of ancient Babel
Can be catastophic; when as 'gods' we 'create', combine, and dabble.

Evil is as much a dearth or hindering of good and righteousness
As it is the conniving hatred of spirits dark and abominous

There is no good reason to corrupt the uncountable blessings He has given.
Great joy and happiness is on offer, why let these good things be riven?

Indeed the Enemy has a legion of methods, many more avenues of attack.
But Jesus has promised us a helper to push this deciever back.

So act with pious submission and humble thankfulness for all God’s gifts.
And let the Holy Spirit and the blood of Christ heal your heart’s rifts.