Redemption Lost, Redemption Won
Summary: A poem expanding several chapters (books) - Dramione / Draco-centric. Inspired by Milton's epic Paradise Lost. What if he was like Lucifer, the fallen angel, his pride and loyalty was his grave sin but what if, unlike the fallen cherub, he could be saved? -no worries, this is much, much shorter than Milton.
"A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward." - George R.R. Martin
"In the end, it is our defiance that redeems us. If wolves had a religion – if there was a religion of the wolf – that it is what it would tell us." - Mark Rowlands
Redemption Lost
Book I, Part I
I. venom
Honey meets silver
curious minds meets curious mind.
only a child were they both when they first met
both vulnerable to the influence of the society around them
she, the honey, was spared
he, the silver, was veiled in darkness.
both smiled once at each other
and then never again
not for a very long time, that is
because sometimes, darkness conquers light
venom envelops sweetness.
II. weeping
From then on, the serpent bit the lion
snarls and venomous words were exchanged,
and at night, the lioness would lie in bed and cry
wondering what she did wrong
and in the dead of the darkness,
just before the dawn,
the snake would lie awake
cursing the life he was bound to live.
this was the closest thing to remorse a twelve year old could muster.
III. thorns
If she was a rose, then he was the thorns
he stares sadly into the emptiness of her frozen eyes,
and immediately starts to weep.
What a monster he is?
truly he isn't worthy of love of a beautiful rose such as herself,
he would always be the serpent in the grass.
He knew he couldn't love her
he knew she couldn't love him
she was a fruit in which he couldn't taste
she was a beauty that he could not explore;
her skies and stars would remain an enigma to him
Gods laugh at his face,
the fates' threads continue to weave
and the serpent slithers on.
IV. noose
His noose is tightening
he knows what he does is wrong,
he knows the grave consequences of
his sins,
he knows that by betraying her,
he was betraying himself.
He is only a child, even at seventeen,
he is no man
he is no sadist,
he is broken.
V. envy
He is envious
he is envious of her heart
he is envious of her intelligence
he is envious of her resilience
and her fire.
He, on the other hand, was ice
frozen in a hell in which
was harder to escape from
than survive in.
VI. devil
he has seen the face of evil
he has looked into the eyes of the devil.
they were wrong about what they said,
the devil isn't beautiful
he is grotesque, cunning and cruel.
He looks into the mirror
and he wants to die.
VII. weakness
he stares into the old man's kind eyes
eyes that remind him of hers
filled with unwavering kindness
heavenly light.
He feels his hands shaking
he feels his life crumbling
and whispers of the derange
of his weakness reminds him
that he is indeed
still a boy.
VIII. kill
"I have to kill you,
or else he will kill me,
don't you understand?!
I have to kill you..."
IX. extinguish
His flames, to which she inspired,
no longer flickers,
it is dying
he is dying on the inside,
there is no hope.
He and his family flee.