Hamartia

Hamartia - the flaw in character which leads to the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy

When my mind thrust all its vigor

Into the nerves of my framework,

I crunched with envy as the villain

Of the unfinished novel in my attic

Slowly brought himself on the threshold

And barked violently, I noticed how he

Looked upon with lust at the glorious

Image of her. And how as a pigeon

Watches a crumb of bread, she kept

Her gaze firmly fixed on his silhouette.

He never held her, he never promised

A life in the folds of my imagination,

He was thoughtful with each word,

Cunning with his vivid expressionism, and 

Roguish at every act of love. With

An overwhelming force of pain and wrath

I first gifted her the pangs of my torture.

She wept the whole day, while I took

My pen and disfigured the villain's face.

Soon, she took her life away from mine,

The promise of never separating from my

Anxiousness was shattered in front

Of my realm, but to weep is not a man's job,

The hate brewed, I made the protagonist

Desecrate the villain in more ways

Than I could hope for, in the pool of his

Wretched blood , I watched the reflection

Of my cold face genuinely portraying a smile.

The protagonist disappears into the horizon,

The seas of pain he inflicted remains in

My mind, I watch the deserted scene and

A sense of sympathy arise from within,

Before it builds further up, I dismiss

All thoughts and search for the miracle

That would pull down the novel and

Restore my blatant life.