Horrible Hubris

Shadows slumber as the sun goes down,

The darkness inside me awakes.  

With careful steps I enter town,

My body, in anticipation, quakes.

Tonight is the night I make my mate,

I've shadowed my prey for a year.

Not another night will I wait,

I'm coming for you now, my dear.

Love is absent in my dead heart,

I only crave a fine possession.

With glee I'll watch their life depart,

And savor their desolate expression.

A wayward glance, catches mine,

Already they've entered my trap.

In a lonely alley, I sip their wine,

Death sings them down for a nap.

I am the master of this land!

No creature more powerful than I!

Just then I feel my darling's cruel hand,

In shock I release a sharp cry.

Precious rubies drip from my chest,

Adorning a crude wooden stake,

This is an outcome I'd never have guessed,

It seems I've made a grievous mistake.

A moment of hubris, I was too brash,

I now remember One more fearful than I.

As I began to turn to ash,

He sings me a cold lullaby.

My arrogance fills me with regret,

While I hear the final call.

I was a fool to actually forget,

That Death is the grimmest of all.