Before It Began

Tragedy has a sudden spring.

It leaps from depths unseen, unknown.

It has no roots and has a tendency to multiply.

But it does have a beginning,

A cause, a course, an aim...

And usually a what, when, where and even why.

Fortune and misfortune are kindred in their scope.

The result of merely trying to survive,

Or blind ambition struggling to make it to the top,

Wanting to be more than just alive.

If one seeks out the reason

For a fated end result,

It isn't really hard to understand.

The end is tied to circumstance

Precluded by events occurring

And recurring before it all began.
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