Hamartia is an umbrella <br />It covers the head of the snake <br />A snake that bites the hand that feeds it <br />A snake by any name <br />Sin or sins it shelters both <br />The road more traveled or the road less so <br />We do not stop to notice <br />Or to inspect <br />The snake has followed <br />Our every step <br />Sheltered by its covenant with God <br />His head is neither wet by rain or sweat <br />For he has no earthly cares <br />As Hamartia is an umbrella <br />That covers his transgressions <br />The ultimate protagonist <br />He hisses his prayers <br />With a little dropp of poison <br />To sweeten the deal he will contract <br />With you and you and you <br />As for the others it has long since been too late….<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/proximate-words-of-good-and-evil/
