i am lust.

as i use a boy i don’t like

for comfort when i am lonely.

i am love.

as i comfort a shaking friend

while she cries in my lap.

i am gluttony.

as i eat sweet after sweet

blowing the last of my money.

i am self control.

as i put the bottle back on the shelf

because i shouldn't tempt addiction.

i am greed.

as i take from my mother

more than i’ve earned.

i am faithfulness.

as i defend my friend

who’s given me much love.

i am sloth.

as i toss my work aside

and spend hours scrolling.

i am joy.

as i celebrate their achievements

alongside achievements of my own.

i am wrath.

as i scream at my father

for never being positive.

i am peace.

as i sit in comfortable silence

with the one who i admire.

i am envy.

as i watch my friends

hanging out without me.

i am patience.

as i wait for them

to come home and call me.

i am pride.

as i scoff at the girls

who gossip during english.

i am goodness.

as i introduce myself

to the new kid in class.

i am ambiguous.

as my life is filled with double meanings

and i haven't made a choice about who

i am.