Tragic Hero

Everyone walks around
carrying on their shoulders
a heap of sorrow

the sorrow
of so many things
never attained

the sorrow
of so many things
that never came to be

Inside every heart
a tragic tale
playing out

in the drama
unfolding within

someone is wounded
someone defeated
someone is fighting

in silence
within

Are we all
seeking the strange happiness

of becoming
a tragic hero?
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