Virtue & vice

Of all the virtues that my being exudes

I may extol some and belittle the rest

and of others that my repertory excludes

there are so many that pique my interest

then there are vices hard to relinquish

and vices I do not have nor I can bear

some of these demons wish I could vanquish

while the rest not as vile as they appear

and these strands comprise the rope of life

imparting us strength, and weakness too

and when the rope is cut by the death's knife

there are no rewards, no punishment due

trite and tedious though it may sound

this is the sum total of what I have found