Hamartia

Welcome forth the Eastern Wind, As skyward bruising eases in The Tears of Nature testify Her vexation and her sorrow. Due to Mankind’s destructive hands Nature’s cancerous wilting spreads, With populous greed and new demands, Her corpse’s decay is brewing. Shifting, Nature grows estranged With no compassion; Engulfed in rage. She thunders down with poison breath And now we plead for pity. We did not become more circumspect Our hamartia is of the absence of regret Our mindless eyes, endlessly obtuse Hang us loosely now in Nature’s Noose.