Timeless,
or heartless?
A survivor,
or a coward?
Severus Snape;
Who are you?
.
Silent tears
we never saw
Fell for a woman,
whose heart turned cold.
Her name etched in his heart,
her memory in his soul.
And all the while,
we never thought-
.
It never occurred,
that this man made of stone
Would ever have a heart,
or feel quite so alone;
As when he did,
when Lily passed on-
Simply because,
we saw no emotions shown.
.
Do you have to cry, in order to feel sad?
Do you have to laugh, in order to feel glad?
.
Severus Snape- just who are you?
...The half-blood prince, whose heart shines through.
.
I saw you Severus you shed a tear,
We never knew, you held Lily so dear.
You saved her son but hated James;
Whoever knew Slytherins could be so brave?
.
You hid in shadows,
you stayed in the dark,
And when words stabbed you in the back,
you did no more than bark.
.
You built up a reputation;
silent and resigned,
You hated all your students,
and by clever design;
Melted into the mould;
with a cloak of darkness.
You were feared and hated;
but could you care less?
.
How it must have hurt you;
to see her cold eyes
Stare back from Potter's face,
but you clung to a disguise:
You would not care an ounce,
for the boy you saved.
And no-one would ever know,
just how you slaved.
.
How you worked for Voldermort,
then for Albus too,
How you wanted to be rid,
rid of You-Know-Who.
How you worked hard in her memory-
trying to put things right;
How you protected your students;
even though you they would fight.
.
Oh Severus; Severus Snape!
Just who is the man, behind the cape?
.
The one with the heart, the one who died...
In the memory of Lily, to help the light...