Writing For G.O.T

The Villain (B&W Final Cut #4 )

94 words, 16 lines
form: common-measure quatrains


a terrible fate’s in power now
its fingerprints I couldn’t spot
but I know that curved signature
it belongs to me on the dot

anosmia* had I to shame’s stench
since I played for fortune and fame
nearsighted, I couldn’t discern
villain’s folly, my flagrant game

many selves had I to manage
while disaster was on the way
the lightning hit at story’s end
a life wide open and astray

a terrible fate’s in power now
its fingerprints I couldn’t spot
but I know that curved signature
it belongs to me on the dot

*anosmia: loss of the sense of smell
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Prompt: As my story came to a close I realized I was the villain all along.