"Fate's Shadow" Inspired by The Great Hunt:

Fate’s Shadow

I won’t

I can’t 

I don’t want to

fall into step with Fate,

but running

and hiding

and denying

does little to escape her.

She looms

she demands

she manipulates

until she eclipses all hope,

and reluctantly

but compliantly

and with the world looking on,

I obey and play the part

she has written for me.

One day,

hopefully,

if mercy is applied,

my part will be small,

and Death

will free me from Fate.