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Like Starving Lions

Like a pride of starving lions,

lust's uncontrollable appetites fell upon the

herd of tamed virtues 

devouring them to the last

leaving behind only the carcasses

of lofty ideals

for

evil's scavengers to feast! 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
      11 January 2018

Copyright © Demetrios Trifiatis | Year Posted 2018

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Richard Lamoureux Date: 1/11/2018 3:15:00 PM Quite the visual Demetrios. Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/11/2018 3:20:00 PM Thank you my friend, Richard!

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 1/11/2018 2:22:00 PM - "Starving lions" are not easy to tame - The evil is scary - Excellent metaphorically and poetically written, my friend - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/11/2018 3:41:00 PM Thank you my friend, Anne-Lise for your precious comment! Hugs

Maria Williams Date: 1/11/2018 6:55:00 AM Yes, Lust and destruction go together. Awesome in its imagery and language dearest friend....Maria xxx Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/11/2018 7:06:00 AM Thank you for your gracious visit and awesome comment dearest friend, Maria!xxx

Silent One Date: 1/11/2018 6:10:00 AM Damn... You expressed this very poetically Demetrios... Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/11/2018 7:05:00 AM ...accidents happen my good friend, S.O.! Haha Thank you!

Vijay Pandit Date: 1/11/2018 5:53:00 AM Lust will do that..your words make a potent statement my friend, Demetrios. Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/11/2018 7:04:00 AM Thank you my dear friend, Vijay, for your kind visit and comment!